Page 82 of Made For The Alien Warrior

Tiegan frowned.

“Almost done,” the Healer said. “Theshotarois a perfect match.”

Perfect match?

That meant Daz was a member of his immediate family.Shotarofrom a distant relative, though applicable, would not yield this result.

“There,” the Healer said, exhaling loudly.

Tiegan felt a sharp surge in his stomach. The water around them began to ripple, creating giant circles that expanded deeper into the lake. The Healer snapped his fingers. In the very next instant, he placed his palm over Tiegan’s body and pressed down.

Tiegan groaned. His brain exploded with pain and a mind-numbing heat that flooded his venas. He pressed his teeth into his bottom lip to keep himself quiet. An outburst was unacceptable. Especially in front of the mysterious Daz.

“It is done.” The Healer smiled.

Tiegan tried to sit up, but pain made him splash back into the sacred damas. He slung a hand over his stomach, folding over to stop the agony from getting any worse.

Daz wrapped blue fingers around his upper arm and held tight. “Healer, did you not say the process was done?”

“It is indeed.” The Healer took his other arm and helped him to stand on his feet in the damas. Liquid splattered from his neck and shoulders, falling back onto the surface. The scent of minerals filled his nostrils.

“Then why is he groaning in pain?” Daz demanded.

Tiegan frowned at his overly-concerned tone. “I am fine.”

“His body will need to re-work the tissue and nerves. He will need to go slowly until he recovers.” The Healer slanted him a serious look. “That includes mating.”

Tiegan scowled. “Neh. I cannot follow that instruction.”

“Then you can spend time in the sacred damas recovering for much longer, thus making it impossible to be with Sim-pony in the near future.”

He frowned. After all that had happened, Tiegan wanted nothing more than to bury himself in Sim-pony’s heat and make her his officially.

Meeting her was the best thing that had ever happened to him. Time was limited for each being on this planet. Scraping this close to death, Tiegan realized what was truly important to him was cherishing her for the rest of his days.

Daz slanted him a surprised look. “Have you not yet mated the human?”

“I do not see how that is any of your business,” Tiegan mumbled.

“It came as a surprise to us all,” the Healer said, helping him to the shore. “Tiegan has never behaved in this manner with anyone else.”

“I just have not found the right time.” He glared at the Healer. “Which is why I do not wish to waste another second.”

“You have the free will to do what you wish. Just know the consequences will be there, no matter which road you choose. So choose carefully.”

He sighed.

The Healer slipped his arm away and lifted a hand. “I must check on the other humans. Rune and I were just about to make a breakthrough.”

“You have more humans here?” Daz lifted an eyebrow nub.

“It is a long story and one which you do not need to know right now.” The Healer’s eyes darted to Tiegan. “Now that the crisis has passed, you have a long overdue conversation to attend to.”

“Healer,” Tiegan called.

The Healer spun and tilted his head to the side. Liquid dripped off his lean chest and fell to the ground. Deep wrinkles pooled under his eyes, pointing to his exhaustion. He must have exerted too much energy during the procedure. He looked especially frail.

Tiegan sucked in a deep breath. “Thank you.”

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