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Sex Me Up

“If this is some trick to get me to reconsider my declaration of war, you can be sure I will not be fooled.”

“W—war?”
Oh, my gods! They’ve gone and done
it! They will destroy the world!

“You know as well as I do
Banart—
” he said the word as if it were a curse. “The
Savari
are not willing to stand about with their digits up their arses while you burn us out of our homes.”

“Bone-arts?” she stuttered.

“Do not play the fool with me, female! You are in no position to act the part of the innocent either.” He paced the room, agitatedly running his fingers through his hair. “I must get back to my ship. How will I launch an attack if I cannot reach my people?”

Jaynee grabbed the sheet from her bed when the sound of loud footsteps sounded on the stairs. Her eyes grew round with fright as she contemplated two complete strangers traipsing about her shop and home. She glanced over at her communicator sitting idle on her nightstand and inched closer. She must call the authorities before someone got hurt.

“Oh, no you don’t,” the stranger said, grabbing the communicator from her trembling hands.

“One friend is enough. You are not calling for reinforcements.” He threw the device against the wall and it shattered into a hundred pieces. 7

Tianna Xander – Bonnie Rose Leigh

“F—friend?” Was the man delusional? He was the one with friends.

He grabbed her, turned her around, and placed her in front of him before the bedroom door crashed open.

* * * *

Wearing naught but his street rags, Lucan Maedoc stormed up the stairs, prepared to gut the person that summoned him. He’d had the perfect cover, hiding in plain sight within feet of the
Carrillian
Rebel
headquarters. The leader of the
Savari
, Dare Raden, was supposed to meet with them tonight and Lucan planned to gather whatever

information he could, then report back to his superiors. If it looked like Raden really meant to fight against the
Banart,
then he’d arrange a private meeting. But until then, he needed more information about the mysterious ruler of
Savar
, a mostly forested planet few even knew existed. Just as he intercepted a transmission announcing a delay in the meeting time, he found himself transported from his post to the center of a tiny shop filled with shelves of books and naught much else. His military training immediately kicked in. He needed to ascertain his position and locate any possible enemies, before plotting his next move.

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