Alien Morsels: Short Tales from Zerconian Warrior Series (8 page)

“Oh, Zoey, I’m so sorry.” Willa knelt in front of her. “What can I do?”

Zoey watched her for a long moment. This fragile woman with pale skin, bruises under her eyes and lank hair wasn’t her friend. She looked like she might break with the lightest touch. “I don’t know. I don’t know what to do. Dex is Emperor now.”

“Yes.”

“Mila and Koran are missing. We don’t know if they’re alive.”

“They are.” They had to be. She couldn’t let herself think any other way.

“And I’m the Empress. And a mother. And a mate to a man who has just lost his father. What do I do?”

Willa took a deep breath then let it out slowly. “You look after Elodie. And yourself. And you be here for Dex when he needs you.”

“What about Mila and Koran? And the old bat? I complain about her, but it doesn’t mean I want her to die.”

She squeezed Zoey’s hands between her own. “I know. You leave them up to me. I’m going to go with Darac. I’m going to find them.”

“You’ll take care of Mila, Koran and the old bat. I’ll look after Elodie, Dex and the rest of the Empire.”

“Yep. We can do this.”

Zoey nodded. “We can do this. Together.”

She just prayed they weren’t too late.

Thanks for reading Alien Morsels! I hope you enjoyed it and if you did, please consider leaving a review. Read on for an excerpt from Alien Mine, Thor and Lucy’s story.

She was terrified. She’d lived through a war already, and it wasn’t pretty. In the end, there might be a winner, but no one really won. Certainly not the women and children.

Lucy knew she should just keep her head down. This wasn’t her war. She didn’t owe anyone anything.

And yet… these people had given her a home. They’d protected her. Opened up their lives without expecting anything in exchange. They’d saved her and the others when the Coizils had attacked.

How could she not help?

The question was, would they believe what she had to tell them? And when they found out, would they use her for their own gain?

She shouldn’t trust them.

And yet…

Taking a deep breath, she knocked on the door.

“Coming!” A male voice called out. Suddenly the door opened, and there he stood. Shirtless, he was thick with muscle and so damn gorgeous her mouth dropped open a little in shock.

“Lucy, are you okay? Is there something wrong? I was getting ready to leave. I’m leaving on one of the search ships, looking for Koran, Mila, and the others. But if there is a problem—”

“I’ve come because of that.”

“Are you afraid? You do not have to be. You and the others will not be left unprotected.”

“I am not worried about me. I am worried about you. Thor, I’ve come because I can help. I can help you find them.”

Read more about Thor and Lucy’s story in Alien Mine, due out September 1st.

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