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about us?”
    Kernz placed his hand on Zin’s shoulder. “We’ll just have to tell her they’re friends visiting from Arridia. She’ll be here any minute, and there’s no time to think of anything else and make it seem real.”
    “What do you mean she’ll arrive any minute?” Rmantk glanced around the clearing. “We thought she was here with you. Where is she?”
    Zin shook his head. “It’s a long story, Rmantk. Did Father tell you about the troubles she had on Earth?”
    “Yes. I understand she was given the choice of being incarcerated or coming here with you. It’s no small surprise she chose you. Why didn’t she travel with you on your shuttle?”
    Kernz growled. “Because the assholes in charge of their judicial system wanted to flex their muscles. Apparently, if she’d been sent to prison she would have to be escorted there by some type of law enforcement officers. The judge said that since this is taking the place of her sentence, she would have to be escorted here to make sure she made it and was turned over to us legally. They’re acting like we’re some sort of parole officers instead of mates.”
    Zin pointed toward the station. “Look! The shuttle from Earth is landing. We’ll have her in our embrace in just a few moments.” The warm breeze stirred the hairs on Zin’s arm. He kept his face carefully schooled as the large craft settled softly on the ground. Two men armed with weapon detector wands approached the closed doors ready to scan each of the departing passengers. The acrid sharp smell of hot metal filled the air while the hiss of hydraulics had him stepping forward as the huge metal doors slid open.
    “Let me lead, my prince.” Rmantk moved forward. “Tenik and Quenk will follow closely behind.”
    Zin rolled his eyes. “It’s fine to surround us and protect us, but stop calling me prince. I’ll let you know when we tell Jeni who we are. Until then, you’re just simple friends from Arridia.”
    “Oh, Goddess! Look, Zin.”
    Zin turned to see what upset Kernz. He felt his canines drop as he let out a vicious growl. A strange man pulled Jeni from the shuttle. The chains were back around her waist, with small metal bracelets to confine her wrists. Her short, stumbling steps had his gaze dropping to her feet where he spotted more shackles.
    “Who do we kill for disrespecting the princess so badly?” Rmantk put his hand on his weapon.
    Zin pushed Rmantk aside as a second man exited the shuttle. Together the two men moved her roughly down the ramp. Zin approached his mate and stopped when the men moved their hands to the weapons strapped to their sides. “What is the meaning of this? Unhand our Laan Asawa at once.”
    The larger of the two men jerked on her arm, pulling her against his side. “Back off, space boy. I’m Rich Blue, and this is my partner, Danny Effridge. We’re the guards chosen to escort this prisoner.”
    “She’s not a prisoner anymore.” Zin took two more steps closer. “She’s our mate, and I demand you take off those chains at once.”
    Rich snorted. “Just because she’s getting out of her punishment by getting married doesn’t mean she should be treated like a princess. It’s our job to remain here on this planet for two weeks to make sure she doesn’t try to escape.”
    “That was not part of the deal we made with your State Department.”
    Rmantk moved to lean in close. “Go along with them for now, Zintssar. Keep them happy until we get the princess away from them. Right now they have the advantage.”
    Zin looked at Jeni and felt his heart break when a single tear slid down her cheek. He closed his eyes for a moment and then relaxed. “Very well. We’ll make sure you have excellent accommodations here in one of their suites for the remainder of your stay.”
    “Wait a minute,” Rich said. “We’re supposed to stay with the prisoner.”
    Zin laughed. “This port is the only way off the planet. There are no other places capable of