C.L. Scholey - Zuri's Zargonnii Warrior (Unearthly World # 2) Read Online Free PDF

male infants cried, but Zargonnii females didn’t—or did they? He really had no clue. He guessed tears would look odder on a female Zargonnii; on the human, it made her look that much more vulnerable.
    Small sounds emerged from her throat, her tiny chest heaved. Curiously Kobe stroked one of the bumps on her chest, over the strange material she wore. The Zargonnii warriors on his ship had engaged in discussion during the meeting and few others had some insights. The warriors had been told human females had breasts that remained even when not nursing, as Kobe had seen in the images. Perhaps that meant they were maternal after all, or perhaps even more maternal, always ready just in case. Kobe vaguely recalled his mother’s breasts; he was only a month old when she left him alone in the forest for his father to find. The human female he now touched had such soft bumps he couldn’t help squeezing. These aren’t rock hard at all . It would have been pleasant to cuddle up to these; they felt so warm and welcoming.
    He chuckled when she slapped his hand away. His best friend’s son, Mrac, was only four and could hit harder. Kobe pried her mouth open and no doubt the words she tried to scream at him were, he was guessing, a bit derogatory. She clamped her mouth down and bit him. Patiently Kobe pried his fingers lose, she hadn’t hurt him, her teeth were too dull.
    “Be still female human, I won’t hurt you. Harming a female is beneath a Zargonnii warrior. No matter their size.” It was true. Though the female Zargonnii battled during the Holiday, it was never a male’s intention to harm one; it was ritual. It was their way. Battling this human female would be a loathsome, un-warrior-like thing to do.
    She stilled. “I understand you. Why do I understand you?”
    The words she spoke made no sense to Kobe. But from her curious stare he realized she knew what he had said. He thought about it for a moment. Not much was known about the Gorgano except they mind fought and humans, especially the females, seemed to be able to get into the beings’ heads. The human female on Kobe’s planet mind fought these creatures and won, it was why the Gorgano selected them for extinction.
    “I don’t understand you,” Kobe said. “Do you know what I’m saying?”
    She nodded and once more rattled off strange words until he shushed her with a finger to her lips.
    “I am a Zargonnii warrior mercenary. The beings on this planet, 2BKs, asked us to relocate you. They are a peaceful creature and too many aliens seek your destruction. What name are you called?”
    She pointed at her chest. “Zuri.”
    Now that he understood. He liked the soft name and the way she said it. Obviously, his interpretation would be more male—powerful, he was incapable of her dainty tone. Her softly spoken pitch was submissive. Female Zargonnii’s language was gruff, forceful. Zuri’s quiet words suited her, her size.
    “Zuri, you and the other humans will be safer on my planet.” She looked beyond skeptical. “You were told the same thing by the Tonan.” She nodded. “Tonan warriors are liars, Zargonnii warriors are not. When a Tonan lies, his tail grows longer.” Kobe shifted a bit. “See, I have no tail. My people have constructed an area where you won’t be concerned by the bothersome creatures on my world.”
    That was also true, except Kobe had never seen the designated area. “The Tonan who attacked before we came will keep hunting you. He will kill you eventually; rogue Tonans have no mercy. The Gorgano altered thinking in some way in your mind that enables you to understand me. Those beings want all humans dead, but I’m guessing you already know this. My species made a promise to a human female who mated one of us, we will protect you. She also had an experience with the Gorgano. Your understanding of my words really is not too much of a surprise to me, it will help.”
    Even though the promise was made to the continent of Titus with the