I nodded, noting the dark circles under her eyes, and frowned.She'd pushed herself hard through the night and I could see the exsaustion in her posture.My female was not in fighting form, and while I wasn't worried that my brothers would hurt her, I was concerned about how hard she was pushing herself.
"If you let me go, I could take you into camp.I promise you're in no danger."
She scowled."Like I'd take your word on that.I'm going to scope things out, don't move."
Taz pulled a bulky-looking contraption out of her bag and crawled up the hill.I watched her from my perch in the truck and wondered if now was the time to break free and claim her.If I yelled loud enough, the whole camp would hear myUlto, and I'd be free to continue our courtship to all the things I'd been thinking about.
But I was enjoying being in her power.I liked the way she bossed me around because she thought she had me trapped, and something told me that if it weren't for the straps around my wrists, Taz would bolt in the other direction.
So, despite the fact that my hands ached from being tied, and my ass was going numb from sitting, I decided to wait her out a little longer.There'd be time to claim her later, once she trusted me a little more.
11 Taz
Iplanted my elbowson the ground and lifted my scavenged binoculars to my eyes.Below me, a massive encampment filled the space between two hills and it was absolutely swarming with aliens.All of them looked like Dargo, and most of them were armed.
The center of activity was a giant bonfire, the flames stretching at least a hundred feet into the air.Chunks of metal and piles of junk were scattered all around the fire, a few aliens were crouched over animal carcasses, efficiently gutting several deer and what looked like a dozen feral hogs.The smell of cooking meat teased at my empty stomach and my mouth watered as I watched one male tear a hunk off a cooking hog and chomp down on it.
My plan hadn't extended farther than finding this camp and now that I was staring down at easily a hundred alien males, I felt my confidence waver.I couldn't just stroll into camp and demand they release Penny.I wasn't even sure Penny was here.
I couldn't see her, but there were so many bodies milling around she could be anywhere.There were a few shelters made of metal and some sort of fabric where she could be hidden, but no sign of my friend.
There was a good chance Dargo had taken me straight into a trap.I needed to confirm Penny was here and plan from there.Maybe I could sneak in after dark, free her and scamper off before I was stampeded by a herd of horned aliens.
The mental image was enough to break me out in a cold sweat and I dropped my binoculars to the ground with a groan.I was so freaking tired and over-caffeinated that I was seeing double and I couldn't figure out a way to get a few hours of sleep without Dargo escaping.Somehow I doubted he'd leave me in the truck and wander off.
I'd be lucky if he woke me up before he started licking me.
A hot flash, half of panic and half of arousal at the thought of waking up to Dargo's tongue on me, skated over my skin and I took a deep breath as I shoved the image away.
I wasn't going there, mentally or physically.
Scooting back down the hill, I stood up once I reached the truck and brushed the dirt off my clothes.I needed to eat, drink some water and figure out where I went from here.Dargo was watching me, and there was a calculating gleam in his eyes that made me nervous.
It didn't matter if he was tied up, and I had my cattle prod, I still felt like I had the disadvantage.But I was too tired and hungry to think of a way to adjust our dynamic right now.
With a sigh, I grabbed my bag of supplies and a folding chair from the truck and settled my chair far enough away that I knew he couldn't reach me.
