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Alistair’s parents were from two different clans, he was use to being called a half-breed. In fact he was a rarity on his planet most of these half-breed children never made it pass childhood. It was only because Hakan the former ruler of the Dascon clan protected Alistair and his mother that Alistair survived and grew up to be a grand warrior. Now Hakan’s son Niro has appointed Alistair to lead the Larmat clan. Niro’s hope is to finally bring peace to the people of Malka by joining the two clans.
Anne Jacobs has spent the last year trying to find the people responsible for her parents’ murder. It is clear the motivation behind this heinous crime is hate. Anne who was training to become a vet, drops out of school and devotes all her time to helping the police. On the anniversary of her parents’ murder she finds herself being kidnapped by a large barbarian warrior named Demos and his mate Nina. She is taken to the planet Malka where a warrior named Alistair is to be her protector. After she is told that she would be able to go back to Earth in six months she agrees to meet this Alistair. Her resolve to ignore Alistair quickly dissolves when she lays eyes on him. Their instant attraction to each other paves the way to acceptance and healing.
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Nina looked around the Rundal spaceship. Demos and two other warriors were heading back to Earth to gather more Earth women to be mates for the warriors. Demos insisted Nina accompanied him. Niro allowed this—after all she was Demos’ mate. Nina remembered this ship. It was the one that brought her to Malka…to Demos. This last year has been the happiest year of her life. She was named the first woman warrior of Malka, but more importantly she was joined with Demos.
“What is wrong?” Demos asked as he walked up to her.
“Oh nothing, I was just thinking how lucky I am.” She wrapped her arms around him and held him tightly for a moment.
“You keep pressing that beautiful body of yours against me like that and I will have to take you right here.”
“Mmm, that sounds pretty darn good to me.”
“Demos,” Ezra interrupted. “The Rundal captain said we must strap ourselves in we will be landing soon.”
“Very well.” He reached down and grabbed Nina’s hand. “We will continue this later.” He smiled down at her
He led her to a room which was right behind the cockpit.
“Leo.” Demos nodded his head at the huge warrior who was already strapping himself to the seat. Leo was a massive man standing at least six foot ten inches tall; he won the Trials this year and earned the right to choose an Earth woman as a mate. Ezra who was just as big as Demos both stood six foot five, earned the right to choose an Earth woman by his unwavering loyalty to Alistair, one of the few warriors who did follow Alistair out of respect and not just out of loyalty to Niro. Niro had asked Demos to go along with the other two to pick a mate for Alistair. Alistair was busy trying to unite the tribes of the Larmat clan and didn’t know that Niro was sending Demos to retrieve a female for him.
Demos made sure Nina was strapped in tight before he strapped himself in.
“How do you pick females?” Nina asked.
“A matter of chance I guess. Wherever the Rundals land the ship. We can’t afford to be spotted by too many Earthlings,” Demos said. “This is my first time to your home planet, I am most eager to see it.”
“Malka is much more beautiful in my opinion,” Nina said.
“Still, I am still anxious to see your former planet.” Demos smiled at her.
“Demos, may I ask you something?”
“My flower you can ask me anything.”
“What’s the deal about Alistair? Everyone seems so hush-hush about him. I asked Robin why when Alistair’s name is mentioned the vibe in the room gets all tensed. All Robin ever replies is that she won’t spread idle gossip.” Nina could sense an immediate tension fill the air.
“What do you mean? Niro chose him to unite the Larmat clans, to help them become one with the Dascon clans.”
“I know that much, but…”
“Alistair is a half-breed,” Leo interjected.
“Do not call him that,” Ezra growled.
“Put on your ear coverings now,” Demos rumbled at the two. He waited until they secured the headphones over their ears. “We don’t have long before we have to put our ear coverings on too, Nina, so I will briefly explain. Alistair is a half-breed.”
“What does that mean?”
“He is part Dascon from his mother and part Larmat from his father. This is rare on Malka. Most half-breeds are killed before they reach maturity, but Hakan took Alistair and his mother in and allowed them to live in the leader hut. I never asked him why he did this. I don’t know, perhaps because I never saw Alistair as a half-breed I never thought to ask. Alistair is a good warrior and he is loyal to Niro that is all that matters to me.”
“He doesn’t look that different from any other Dascon warrior. Niro made Alistair the leader of the Larmat people while they get reorganize. If a half-breed is so bad…”
“Niro trusts Alistair. I believe that Niro also saw the fact that Alistair is part Larmat that he may understand the Larmat ways better than a pure Dascon warrior would.”
“But he was raised as a Dascon warrior.”
“Alistair’s mother might have corrupted him out of her love for his father.”
“Corrupted him?”
“Told him the ways of the Larmat people.”
“That doesn’t sound like corrupting to me, it sound likes she wanted him to know his father. Poor Alistair…” Nina looked up at Demos when he squeezed her hand.
“I don’t see him as a half-breed and I am pleased to see that you will not either.” He kissed her hand then handed her a pair of headphones. “Put this on, this will keep your ears from popping while we land.”
Nina placed the headphones on. Moments later the ship started to descend. She was going to help Demos find the perfect mate for Alistair. Her stomach lurched as the ship dove down faster. She smiled when Demos grabbed her hand and held it tightly.
“Woohoo!” she cried out, causing Demos to start laughing.
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