Page 9 of Taming the Alien Outlaw
Once again, Mak rushes ahead through the trees that keep the rebel camp hidden from view. Olivia and I step through them and when we reach the other side, she sucks in a sharp breath.From the corner of my eye I can see her wide gaze taking it in. Of course, it’s nothing like the city where she’s lived since arriving on our planet, but I am curious how it compares to her former one.
Large structures have been built within the clearing. Most of them house no more than two or three rebels each, but we also have our own medical facility, a central gathering building where we take some of our meals, and a small strategy room.
“This is where you all live?”
“Yes. At least until I become Prince.”
“You really are arrogant, aren’t you?”
“There is a difference between arrogance and confidence.” Although I have plenty of both.
It’s apparent that Ryvik has already spread news of our…visitor. Bohnari trickle out of various buildings, their curiosity evident. They stare at Olivia. I’m not surprised she stares right back, as though daring anyone to say or do something. She is a female with her own fair share of confidence.
“This way.” I guide her deeper into camp, ignoring the way my claws threaten to extrude at the other males watching her, and the voice whispering inside my head to tear their eyes from their heads.
We tread along the dirt paths that have been packed down by countless steps since I made this camp a temporary home until I’m given the crown. Whispers follow Olivia and me, but I don’t pay them any attention. I cast a quick glance in her direction. She remains tense, and I can tell she’s alert for anything.
Mak lopes toward us and falls in line at my side until we reach a modest structure to the right. I open the door and gesture for Olivia to enter.
“After you.”
She briefly hesitates but proceeds inside. I instruct Mak to remain and enter next, closing the door behind me. The female slowly turns in place and takes in my living quarters. The furnishings are simple despite the size of the home. A large sofa takes up most of the living space. It’s the one luxury I allow myself and had to be smuggled into the rainforest in several pieces. The only other furniture is my bed.
An image of Olivia lying beneath me flashes through my head, the picture so sharp and clear my cock hardens, and a burst of fiery pain stabs me in the gut. I nearly double over from it, but by some miracle I manage to stay upright. A groan still escapes, and she turns my way with a crease between her brows.
“What’s wrong with you?”
I swallow down the pain and take in a deep, shuddering breath to try and soothe the sting of fire that still burns inside. “Nothing, I’m fine.”
Olivia narrows her eyes, but she doesn’t argue. Before either of us can say anything else, the front door bursts open, and my mother storms inside.
“Do you have any idea what you’ve done?”
I stiffen. “I’ve merely brought a guest home.”
“A guest?” she scoffs. “You’ve brought a distraction. Now is not the time for you to be thinking with your cock, Janik. Our goal is too important to lose sight of by this…female.”
My brow rises. “Ourgoal? Don’t you meanmine?”
She waves me off. “They are one and the same, and that is for you to sit on the throne as the rightful ruler of Bohna.”
“Olivia being here doesn’t change my goal.”
“Can’t you see? It changes everything.”
Chapter 5
Olivia
Whoever this woman is, she’s not happy to see me. Of course, the same could be said of me about her.
“Mother.” There’s a clear warning in Janik’s tone, but it’s clearer she has no intention of listening.
Wait. This is his mother?
“What were you thinking bringing one of the humans here?” She paces the length of the floor.
Something about her sets me on edge. She reminds me of my own mother in a way I can’t explain, especially considering I’ve only spent two minutes in her presence.
