Page 9 of Warrior's Purpose

“How?” she exclaimed.

“What?” Brennan barked.

“Providence mated after coming to our planet.”

“She’s married to one of you guys, and pregnant? Is that even possible?” She stood with her mouth agape as shock coursed through her.

“It is.” The silver-haired demon smiled, showing off his rather large fangs.

She shook off the odd sight as she tried to process what she was hearing.

“Peanut, this is going to have to wait. As much as I’d like to hear more, Providence has written some very disturbing things in this letter.” Her father had that look he got whenever shit hit the fan. Except this was the most serious she’d ever seen him.

“What’s going on?”

“Peanut, I want you to take the car and go get some coffee. I’ll call you in a few hours,” he urged.

“Wait, what? No!” Abby scowled as she looked from her dad to the strange alien dudes.

“Abigail, now!”

“Fine!”

She cast the giant red aliens and her father a final look as she grabbed her purse, then stormed out.

I’m a G.D. adult and the cat’s already out of the bag. I already saw the freaky demon aliens.

Ashtoret de Origa

Ashtoret watched Abby storm out of the room mumbling to herself. She looked so much like Providence it was uncanny. On second thought, it wasn’t the similarities to Providence that he found so striking, it was seeing another creature with such arresting features. Abby had the same unusual fiery hair as Providence, but hers was a mass of bobbing curls that shook as she left in a huff. The Cadi had one hair color, and that was generally black. Though in his case it turned out a pale color of gray.

He hadn’t expected Abby to boldly touch his face. He understood humans were very tactile, yet the personal gesture came as a surprise since they’d only just met. He could still feel the tingle on his cheek where she felt his skin with her delicate fingers. Her amazing blue-green eyes held such suspicion, then widened in awe when she realized his skin was naturally red.

Such variety in a species so similar to the Cadi was fascinating. Cadi were plain by comparison. Abby’s milky white skin made her hair and eyes seem all the more vibrant. He couldn’t help the grin that split his face recalling the way her pert button nose with its smattering of speckles scrunched up in frustration. It was a shame to see the bold, petite female go, but it was nice watching her leave. Her behind bounced in the tight blue pants. That was another thing about the humans that was so compelling. Their females possessed all those lovely curves.

His eyes widened when the door slammed.

She has Providence’s temper, too, he chuckled to himself.

“How imminent is this threat?”

Brennan Murray’s question captured his attention. This was the first human male he’d seen. All the humans on Cadi were female. The male was larger than Abby, but he wasn’t nearly as tall as a Cadi warrior. The old male wasn’t curvy like the females of his species. Brennan’s face was rougher, like a male’s should be, and his voice was an octave lower. It was interesting to see the comparison between the sexes. Somehow, he expected the human males to resemble their females more.

Brennan’s brow furrowed, and he realized he was staring. It was a good thing Brennan now believed them after reading Providence’s letter. But it was obvious the male still wasn’t comfortable with them. It wasn’t surprising the male sent his daughter away, with two strange warriors in the house. Although the thought of the petite female being out unescorted made him frown.

“We believe we have reached your planet in time to set up the cloaking array,” Vintor replied. “It will shield Earth so the Jurou Biljana are unable to locate it, should they enter your quadrant. We require your people’s cooperation. The array can’t be messed with once it’s set up in your polar regions. Providence stated you were the best person to talk to.”

“Not for something like this.” Brennan cracked his knuckles a few times. It looked like an agitated gesture. “This is way above my pay grade,” he sighed.

“But, from what we were told, you are able to contact your leaders. This is very important. Unlike the Miran Sona, who are harvesting your people for benign reasons, the Jurou Biljana will strip you of your resources and sell your people across the cosmos.” Ashtoret didn’t want to frighten Providence’s sire, but the male needed to understand the severity of what they were up against.

“Excuse me? The Mira who are doing what?” Brennan turned as red as a Cadi warrior, making no effort to disguise his anger.

Mother of Kali, I shouldn’t have said anything.

“Great,” Vintor groaned under his breath. “The Miran Sona are a benevolent race, who were once nearly wiped out. They’re collecting a small portion of your people and seeding another world. This is how Providence wound up on Cadi. One of the Miran Sona ships was ambushed and she valiantly sacrificed herself for others, killing several Jurou Biljana in the process. The reptiles thought they could sell her to my people but discovered they were wrong. Your daughter is quite the warrior. She is actually the Prime in her trio.”

Hearing this news would make any sire proud. Providence not only saved many people but was the first ever female Prime. It was quite a feat. However, Brennan didn’t look surprised or overly impressed. Instead, he just nodded as if he expected as much from his daughter, with only a slight smile tipping his lips.

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