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the only creatures she knew and she had grown
attached to them. Her eyes flickered to Vox for a moment before she
quickly looked back down when she saw him staring at her
intently.
    “I’ll miss you both,” she admitted quietly.
“You’ve both become good friends. I just want you to know it has
meant a lot to me.”
    Bob moved his big body so he was in front of
her. His huge, green arms folded over his gelatinous chest. He
waited patiently until she looked up at him.
    “What are you planning now?” He demanded.
    Riley’s eyes grew large before she shielded
them. She was used to losing friends. If her mouth didn’t drive
them away, her moving on did. It was just; she wasn’t sure where to
go. None of the locations she was likely to end up in where
programmed into her phone.
    Hell, she thought depressed. Even
Google wasn’t going to be able to help me here!
    “I figured I’d stick around here for a while
longer,” she started to say before tears thickened her throat and
she had to clear it. She forced a smile to her face before she
continued. “I hope you both have a safe journey to wherever you
decide to go.”
    “We will not leave you behind, Lady Riley,”
Bob said in his deep, melodious voice. “The warrior king will not
leave you. You are his mate.”
    Riley’s eyes flickered up but she couldn’t
see Vox because of Bob’s huge body. “Yes well, it isn’t his
decision. Besides, I think I’m allergic to cats so it wouldn’t work
out anyway. I’ll just stick around here and see if I can’t find me
a trader or someone heading back toward Earth. I’ve got some
business there I need to finish, not to mention, my family is back
there,” she said lightly.
    Bob’s huge body shook as he chuckled. “Little
female, you should not try to fight. It will do no good. If the
Sarafin warrior king wants you, you are his. But, if you do not
wish to stay with him, I will do what I can to help you. I owe you
a life debt for choosing me as a mate when others would have let me
die.”
    “As do I. You know that big Sarafin warrior
will kill us both if we try to take Riley away from him,” the left
head of Fred said with a scowl as he looked at Bob. “I don’t care.
I will do what I can to help you if you want to leave him,” the
right head added gruffly to Riley. “Let us hope if he kills us, it
is quick.”
    “You both are just so sweet! But neither of
you owe me a thing. Don’t you boys go worrying about little ole me.
I can take care of myself. I’ve been doing it for the past
twenty-four years,” Riley said with a watery smile. “So, when is
this elaborate plan of escape supposed to take place? I didn’t
understand half of what they were saying. Do you need a
distraction? I excel at creating distractions,” she added with a
mischievous smile.
    “No!” A deep voice growled as the door to
their living quarters opened.
    Riley rose from where she was sitting. Bob
slithered to one side revealing Vox. Behind him, the other men were
quietly exiting the room. Soon, it was just the three of them. Tor
and Lodar had followed the men out.
    “You will stay here with these two for now,”
Vox growled out in a soft voice. “I will return before it is time
to leave. You will be ready to go with us.”
    Riley shrugged her shoulders and tossed a
length of curly blond over her shoulder nonchalantly. “Yes well, I
was telling the boys I think it would be best if I just caught the
next ship out with a trader who was heading toward good old Earth.
You know, it would just be easier for you guys to escape without
having little ole me holding you back and getting in the way,” she
said with a bright, fake smile.
    Vox stared at Riley intently before he jerked
his head at Fred and Bob. Both knew it was an order to leave. Riley
watched nervously as her two friends moved reluctantly toward the
exit. Fred’s right head turned and he gave her a look of apology
before he stepped out of the room behind Bob.
    Riley folded her