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Beth looked deep into my eyes. “How can I when I don’t know if I can trust you?”

“I know the mistake I made in letting you believe I was the Prince will take time for you to get over, but one day you will. It’s just a question of time. And time is something we have. If it’s about money or not knowing how you might survive, then you should know the Krev Royal Family is one of the wealthiest in the entire galaxy. Aslas has access to more money than you could ever spend in a million lifetimes.”

Aslas, for once, just nodded and didn’t spout some idiotic comment.

I kissed her hand once more and placed my hand over it. “We love you more than there are particles in the universe. Please give us a chance. Tell us what the problem is, tell us what you’re worried about and I’m sure we can resolve it.”

Beth blinked and the tears that had been gathering in her eyes ran down her cheeks.

She wiped them away and, somehow summoning strength from a well deep inside, nodded her head. “Okay. But I must know the truth. You must both be honest with me.”

“You have my word,” I said.

I stood up and Beth joined me.

The other females watched in wonder.

Those close enough to hear the words I had spoken to her had tears in their eyes, their bottom lips trembling.

Everyone loves a good romance story.

But it was not to last.

The light blinked out and turned red.

The serene silence was replaced by a loud siren that wailed over the speaker system:

“All passages, please return to your seats. I repeat: please return to your seats.”

“What the hell is going on?” Aslas growled, turning to the security officer. “This isn’t for us, right? We’re not dangerous!”

The security officer’s eyes, wide with fear, peered up at the ceiling as if his response was written there. “No,” he said, barely a whisper. “We’re under attack. And I need… I need to get to my station…”

Face pale and ashen, he turned and lumbered back the way he had come.

I turned to Aslas. “We have to get out of here. Now.”

For once, Aslas didn’t argue and we took off, Beth in tow, back towards the exit.

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ASLAS

The females on board screamed, wailed, and clasped their bellies in both hands, remaining staunchly in their seats.

No doubt their male mates would have gone berserk if they knew their Seeded females were under attack.

But they had already left in their private shuttles back to wherever they had come from.

These females were left to defend themselves.

My heart went out to them but I had my own female to protect.

Our own female.

Beth kept drifting behind, unable to keep up with our long strides.

Feon dragged her by the arm and I could see she could end up getting injured if he wasn’t careful.

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