Warrior Invasion: A Science Fiction Alien Mail Order Bride Romance (TerraMates Book 10) Read Online Free PDF

realized something was terribly wrong. Yes, this man had hijacked their ship and forced his way inside. Yes, he was most likely an alien. Even if he was from Earth, he wasn’t the kind of guy with whom she wanted to be associated. Yes, she was currently slung across his shoulder like a girl in an old black and white movie.
    But when she looked up, she saw the faces of the other women on the plane. She saw fear in their eyes, and it was because of her.
    Their fellow passenger was being removed from the ship when she was supposed to be headed to Bonaan. She saw terror in their widened eyes, nails clawing at their carefully colored lips, hair that had suddenly pulled loose from little buns to stand on end like halos around their heads.
    Her body and mind finally got in sync. Katie struggled against the great hulk of a man. This couldn’t be happening, could it? Maybe she could do something to save herself. Katie swung her feet, but her sneakers only swiped through empty air. She hit something. Unfortunately, it was only the head of another Earth woman.
    Katie beat her fists against the man’s back, but her only reward was faint thumping sounds. She scratched at his fingers around her waist, at the back of his head, and at his eyes. The alien barely noticed her struggle. He continued to walk to the front of the spaceship, his arm tightening around her. She started thrashing around, pummeling against every part of him that she could reach.
    As they reached the doorway, she shoved her fists into his back and pushed against him with all of her might. His arm never moved, but she heard a crunch as she accidentally slammed the left side of her head against the wall. Katie saw sparks that danced and spun, and then everything went black.

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    W ith his mission accomplished and the human female draped over his shoulder, Troxeo reboarded his ship. Even though he had never been one for sentiment, he couldn’t help feeling relieved to be back in familiar surroundings. The broken lines and dull colors of the Earth vessel couldn’t compare to the artistic efficiency he had come to know so well.
    His ship was much smaller that the one he came from, but there was no doubt that it was far more comfortable than the Earth design. Instead of a long tube with windows and fins like the other ship, it was the shape of a sphere, making it much more efficient for space travel.
    His captain’s quarters were the epitome of a well-organized space, with everything he needed within arm’s reach. There was even a small holding cell, which he used whenever he had the opportunity. The bridge had a spacious floor plan, with plenty of room surrounding the captain and co-pilot’s seats. He dumped the human unceremoniously in the open space.
    Arkhan turned his head briefly and eyed Troxeo’s payload over his shoulder. “Is that your chosen one? I didn’t realize it would be this small.”
    Troxeo moved back to his seat, trying to keep his mind off of the way the human felt in his arms. It wasn’t like him to feel sentimental, and now wasn’t the time to start. “She was the easiest to carry,” he replied curtly. “The others were all bellowing and pulling their hair like primitives. She was the calmest one.”
    His cousin shrugged. “She couldn’t have been too calm if you had to tranquilize her.”
    Troxeo’s shoulders became tense as he replayed his exit from the plane. He had wanted to laugh at the human for struggling. He was obviously physically superior, so what was the point of fighting? The memory of the terrible sound her skull made as it hit the doorway made him cringe. He must be running on insufficient sleep or something. Why was he so concerned about whether a stupid animal hurt itself? He didn’t bother correcting Arkhan on how the human became unconscious.
    “Setting course for Oretoz,” Arkhan said formally as he maneuvered the controls of the ship.
    Troxeo was happy to leave Earth in the distance as they headed back to