Page 2 of Jaider’s Desire

“What the hell were you doing in that field?! This no place for human females!” he growled, glaring at me. His large muscular chest was heaving up and down, and it was obvious he was upset. His eyes were a light orange with the same vertical black pupil in the middle. His hair was dark black, long and rugged, and he towered over me like the rest of his alien kind. He was very muscular, with hard ripped abs visibly pronounced on his stomach. He was not wearing a shirt, only skintight trousers that were more like latex, tucked into his large boots. He also had a very large belt hung around his waist with many gadgets and weapons on it. It was exactly how Leruk and Axon dressed as well.

“You could have been killed!” he continued. “You human females are so dumb and careless!”

I narrowed my eyes at him in anger.

“I am not here on purpose!” I seethed. “You should be apologizing to me! I was abducted from my planet and taken here!” I shouted at him.

He just gave an arrogant sneer, as his lips moved sideways in a snarl, revealing his bright white teeth.

“Ugh! You arrogant jerk!” I shouted at him as I jabbed my finger into his abs. They felt more like a plank of wood instead of a firm stomach.

“Commander Jaider Katon!” I heard another voice shout. I turned to see Leruk and Axon running into the trees in front of us with Amy and Betty over their shoulders.

“Leruk! Axon! What are you doing here?” Jaider asked.

“That was our ship,” Leruk answered. “We just re-entered Harpo and landed straight into battle. What the hell is going on?”

“The Compiers is what’s going on. They mounted an attack,” Jaider explained.

“Where is Emma?” I asked, interrupting their talk as I noticed she wasn’t with them. I peered toward the burnt wreckage of the ship, but she wasn’t anywhere near it or in the field as far as I could see.

“She was taken,” Leruk said, his voice low and his face ashen.

“What do you mean ‘taken’?” I asked, fearing for the worst.

“She was picked up by one of them,” Axon said, raising his hand and pointing up as a small silver bullet-shaped ship rocketed across the sky. “Those are the Compier scout ships. She ran far and fast from the bomb in a different direction, and when we were heading over to her after the blast, she was picked up by them in a flash. We couldn’t help her.”

“No! We have to get her back!” I cried.

“No, we can’t. We must get out of here first. Look over there,” Jaider said, pointing to six silver ships hovering over the burnt wreckage. “They are looking for survivors. Quick, this way!”

“But Emma—,” I protested.

“Damn it!” he cursed, cutting me off as he picked me up again and threw me over his shoulder.

“Put me down! We have to find her,” I cried out, but it was no use. He was running, and Leruk and Axon were running after him with the other women in tow.

Even though I struggled, it was useless. I could not break free from his extreme strength.

“My ship is over here,” he shouted.

“Just stay low and get us back to the village,” Axon said.

Soon we were climbing the ramp into a very small ship. It was more like a very large truck compared to the massive one we were just in. I was thrown to the floor with a thud. That large brute was treating me like nothing more than a sack of potatoes. I raised my head up and glared at him.

“Everyone strap in,” he ordered, moving to the front of the ship.

“How dare you,” I barked at him.

“Axon, keep this one quiet, will you? I need to concentrate if I’m going to get us out of here alive,” Jaider said. Axon moved over to me, and I raised my hand to stop him, shaking my head.

“No need. I’m getting in my seat,” I said.

“Let’s go!” Leruk shouted.

The ship jolted forward, and then we were speeding so fast, the outside view was just a blur. I looked over at Amy and Betty, who were terrified as they held onto their seats.

“Did you see her? Did you see Emma get taken? What happened?” I whispered to them. Both shook their heads in reply.