Alien Romance: RETURNED: An Alien Warrior Romance: (Acarnania Warriors Book 1) by Jane Hinchey
Authors: Jane Hinchey
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watched each other, the air thickening between us.
Someone coughed and a couple of chuckles reached my ears. Alrik sprung to his feet, holding out a hand and pulling me to stand next to him. The women cheered.
“Okay, guys, your turn. Just practice the stomping and kicking, okay?”
Leaning back against the wall, I caught my breath while watching the others. Alrik approached, holding out a bottle.
“Thanks.” I tipped my head back and swigged. It tasted like water, but not.
“You are fast.”
“I know,” I said with a grin.
“Your tactics would easily work on slower species.”
“They'd work on you if I had a couple of weapons thrown into the mix.”
“I've no doubt you are right.”
There was a lot of giggling and chuckling going on between the warriors and women. It made me happy to see everyone having a good time. What a change from two days ago.
Alrik suddenly straightened and put his hand to his ear.
“Understood.” His eyes met mine before he turned to his men. “Wrap it up. We are approaching Planet Luvendania. Men, to your stations. Ladies, if you would like to freshen up, we expect to transport you to your planet shortly.”
Toshiko and Rayna hugged each other in glee, their relief at being home palpable. I was going to miss the scaly-skinned duo.
“Sierra.” Toshiko and Rayna stopped me before I left. “Thank you for all you have done for us while we were here. If it wasn't for you, we'd have spent the journey locked in a cell with horrible food. Instead, we ate well and we benefited from your wisdom in self-defence. We thank you.”
“Oh, well.” I could feel a blush heating my cheeks. “Too bad you won't be here tomorrow. I was going to show you how to break a guy's nose.”
“You're not practicing that on me!” Dask declared, a hand going up to protect his face.
Laughing, Toshiko and Rayna wrapped me in a hug. A tight one. Tears threatened, but I blinked them away. Slowly, the embrace ended and the two Tarsiss women clasped hands, following Alrik and Dask from the room.
I took a minute to compose myself and made my way to the entertainment room. Alrik had mentioned we'd be able to see Planet Luvendania from there. He was right; the room was equipped with lounges, arm chairs, giant screens, and some sort of game board that looked a little like chess. And it had three massive viewing windows. Through them, I could see a planet that glowed a stunning green colour.
The other women were at the windows, looking in wonder. I joined them, taking in a world that I'd never even known existed, spread out in splendour in front of me.
“Who's next, do you think?” I asked no one in particular.
“I think it will be Planet Sairi,” Servalan spoke next to me.
“That's where you're from?”
“Yes. Myself and Taya. I can feel the pull from our planet ... we are close now. I'm sorry, Earthling, but you have a longer wait. Earth is the farthest out. You will likely be the last to get home.”
Despite myself, the thought made me sad. Soon I would have to say goodbye to these amazing women who were becoming my friends, and given I was from a faraway galaxy that was apparently lagging in the technology game, it was likely I'd never hear from them again. My eyes grew misty again at the thought.
Moving away from the window, I sank down into an oversized armchair. I had a magnificent view of the planet below. Leaning my head back against the chair, I watched. Not that anything happened; a planet didn't tend to be very active from this distance, but still I sat and gazed at it, the green iridescence taking my breath away.
As the ship moved away from the planet, hyper-slung into another galaxy, the breathtaking rush of lights and colours lulled me. For the first time in days, I allowed myself to relax and just exist—allowed all the new things that I had never imagined possible to just be, without wondering how or why. In this moment, I was at peace.
That peace was shattered when some of
Someone coughed and a couple of chuckles reached my ears. Alrik sprung to his feet, holding out a hand and pulling me to stand next to him. The women cheered.
“Okay, guys, your turn. Just practice the stomping and kicking, okay?”
Leaning back against the wall, I caught my breath while watching the others. Alrik approached, holding out a bottle.
“Thanks.” I tipped my head back and swigged. It tasted like water, but not.
“You are fast.”
“I know,” I said with a grin.
“Your tactics would easily work on slower species.”
“They'd work on you if I had a couple of weapons thrown into the mix.”
“I've no doubt you are right.”
There was a lot of giggling and chuckling going on between the warriors and women. It made me happy to see everyone having a good time. What a change from two days ago.
Alrik suddenly straightened and put his hand to his ear.
“Understood.” His eyes met mine before he turned to his men. “Wrap it up. We are approaching Planet Luvendania. Men, to your stations. Ladies, if you would like to freshen up, we expect to transport you to your planet shortly.”
Toshiko and Rayna hugged each other in glee, their relief at being home palpable. I was going to miss the scaly-skinned duo.
“Sierra.” Toshiko and Rayna stopped me before I left. “Thank you for all you have done for us while we were here. If it wasn't for you, we'd have spent the journey locked in a cell with horrible food. Instead, we ate well and we benefited from your wisdom in self-defence. We thank you.”
“Oh, well.” I could feel a blush heating my cheeks. “Too bad you won't be here tomorrow. I was going to show you how to break a guy's nose.”
“You're not practicing that on me!” Dask declared, a hand going up to protect his face.
Laughing, Toshiko and Rayna wrapped me in a hug. A tight one. Tears threatened, but I blinked them away. Slowly, the embrace ended and the two Tarsiss women clasped hands, following Alrik and Dask from the room.
I took a minute to compose myself and made my way to the entertainment room. Alrik had mentioned we'd be able to see Planet Luvendania from there. He was right; the room was equipped with lounges, arm chairs, giant screens, and some sort of game board that looked a little like chess. And it had three massive viewing windows. Through them, I could see a planet that glowed a stunning green colour.
The other women were at the windows, looking in wonder. I joined them, taking in a world that I'd never even known existed, spread out in splendour in front of me.
“Who's next, do you think?” I asked no one in particular.
“I think it will be Planet Sairi,” Servalan spoke next to me.
“That's where you're from?”
“Yes. Myself and Taya. I can feel the pull from our planet ... we are close now. I'm sorry, Earthling, but you have a longer wait. Earth is the farthest out. You will likely be the last to get home.”
Despite myself, the thought made me sad. Soon I would have to say goodbye to these amazing women who were becoming my friends, and given I was from a faraway galaxy that was apparently lagging in the technology game, it was likely I'd never hear from them again. My eyes grew misty again at the thought.
Moving away from the window, I sank down into an oversized armchair. I had a magnificent view of the planet below. Leaning my head back against the chair, I watched. Not that anything happened; a planet didn't tend to be very active from this distance, but still I sat and gazed at it, the green iridescence taking my breath away.
As the ship moved away from the planet, hyper-slung into another galaxy, the breathtaking rush of lights and colours lulled me. For the first time in days, I allowed myself to relax and just exist—allowed all the new things that I had never imagined possible to just be, without wondering how or why. In this moment, I was at peace.
That peace was shattered when some of
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