Ambushing Ariel (3 page)

“What about Cara?” Carmen asked softly not wanting to disturb Trisha who looked totally exhausted. “Was she able to get away?”

“I don't know for sure. I haven't seen her so I'm hoping she did,” Ariel replied. “She was near Abby. Abby, Cara and the other guy were still on the road when we were beamed up here. It still blows my mind the technology they have. I sure as hell hope they are friendly and not planning on attacking the Earth. We would be at a hell of a disadvantage if they do,” Ariel whispered looking around.

Carmen nodded. “Have they seemed threatening at all?”

“No,” Ariel frowned, “just the opposite, in fact. They were determined to save Abby and when I begged them to help you, they did. We've been treated exceptionally well.”

“How is it I understand everything they are saying? I hear what is coming out of their mouth and it isn't English but in my mind I understand everything,” Carmen said running her hand over her left ear.

“They put some type of translator in our ears. Whatever it is, it translates whatever we are saying to them and from them to us,” Ariel replied looking with a dark frown at one of the men still in the medical unit. He had been staring at them for quite some time.

Carmen’s eyes followed to where Ariel was looking. She saw the huge man staring at her with open desire. Carmen shook her head and smirked. Didn't seem to matter what species a man was, if he had a dick he was horny. Unfortunately for big boy there, he was lusting after the wrong woman. Carmen gave the guy a look that told him in no uncertain terms he was barking up the wrong tree. Even more unfortunate for him, he didn't seem to understand the message. Carmen nudged Ariel when she saw the look in the guy's eyes change to determination. It looked like it was ass-whipping time.

“Ariel, wake Trisha,” Carmen whispered to Ariel while she sat up in the narrow bed and swung her legs over the side.

Ariel looked at the guy who was walking toward them with a shake of her head. Some guys just had to learn the hard way. Any bozo with a brain should have been able to interpret from the look in Carmen’s eyes shit was about to hit the fan. Ariel turned and nudged Trisha’s leg gently. Trisha jerked up startled, looking around her in confusion for a moment before her eyes widened on the huge male stopping in front of Carmen.

“Female,” the huge male said quietly but determinedly. “I am called Tammit. I am healed. I heard the healer say he was releasing you tomorrow. I wish to claim you and have sex with you. You will come with me,” Tammit said in a deep voice.

Carmen’s eyes narrowed on the huge man standing in front of her. What the fuck did they feed these guys, growth hormones in their baby bottles? Her eyes swung briefly to Ariel who was moving closer to her. Carmen let her eyes turn back to the man and raised one delicately arched eyebrow.

“I don’t give a damn what your name is and care even less what you wish for. If you don’t get the fuck away from me I’m going to rearrange your balls into your throat,” Carmen said with an amused twist to her lips. Did this big oaf really think he could just say ‘I wish to claim you and have sex’ and she was supposed to go all girly on his ass? Maybe she could have a little fun before she jumped this pile of nuts and bolts.

Tammit frowned as he listened to the translation. “You will not speak to me in such a manner. I am a Valdier Warrior. Females do not talk to their warriors in such a manner. I will forgive you this time because you are new to our ways. I will have to teach you the proper way to address a Valdier warrior or you will be punished,” Tammit said slowly like he was talking to a species with a lower intelligence. “Do not worry, white-hair. I will make sure you enjoy the punishment.”

Ariel grimaced as she listened to what Tammit was saying. “Uh, Tammit, is it?” Ariel started to say.

Tammit looked briefly at Ariel, his eyes darkening. “I am attracted to you also. I was not sure which female I wanted to claim. I decided on this one since she needs more protection. You can be claimed by my brother when we return to Valdier. Do you worry, little human. You will be taken care of very well,” Tammit glanced at Trisha who was standing looking at him with a stunned expression on her face. “You have already been claimed by our commander. I will not approach you.”

Trisha’s face flushed a dark red at his comment and her fists clenched. “Carmen, if you don’t kick his ass, I’m going to,” Trisha snapped out in disbelief.

“Oh darling, you don’t have to worry,” Carmen said in a sugary soft voice. “He will never have a misunderstanding about a human female’s ability to ‘protect’ herself or her intelligence once I’m finished with him.”

“Tammit,” Ariel said firmly trying to give the guy one last chance before he got his ass royally kicked. “If you know what is good for you, you will turn around, walk away, and forget you ever saw any of us.”

Tammit looked back at Ariel with a small amused smile. “My brother will like you. Perhaps he will share you,” Tammit said curiously.

Ariel stared at Tammit for an instant before she looked at her sister with a disbelieving shake of her head. “Carmen, kick his ass.”

“I thought you’d never ask,” Carmen said just before she brought her foot up into Tammit’s crotch as hard as she could.

Tammit’s eyes widened for a moment before he dropped to one knee as his breath exploded out of him. Carmen picked up the metal tray next to her bed and swung it as hard as she could. She practically wrapped the silver tray around the side of Tammit’s head with the strength behind her swing. She quickly jumped off the bed and landed on his back where he had fallen and pulled his arm up behind him. Carmen pressed her knee into the center of Tammit’s back trying to get a good hold on him. It was difficult as he was built like a Sherman tank.

“If you fucking talk to me without my permission again I’ll hurt your ass. Do you understand the words coming out of my mouth now?” Carmen hissed into the huge warrior’s ear.

Ariel heard Tammit’s deep growl right before he surged up knocking Carmen backwards. Ariel swung the metal table leg without thinking and hit Tammit in the stomach at the same time Carmen’s foot connected with his chin sending him flying backwards into another table which collapsed with a loud bang as Tammit hit the floor.

“What is going on?” Zoltin asked loudly as he hurried out of his office.

He stood to one side as Tammit rolled over onto his hands and knees looking at Ariel and Carmen with a deep scowl. Zoltin’s eyes widened as he saw Carmen, Ariel, and Trisha move into a defensive stance. Tammit snarled as he spit out blood from his busted lip.

Wiping his hand across his mouth, he growled out at Carmen. “You should not have done that female. I have claimed you and you will obey me.”

Carmen snorted. “I’ll see you and any other asshole who thinks that in hell first. Come on, baby boy, don’t you have anything better in you? If this is what a Valdier warrior fights like, I’m amazed you guys have the nerve to call yourselves warriors.”

Ariel looked at her sister and shook her head. Only Carmen would grab a bull by its balls and call it a pussy. Ariel looked at Trisha who was shaking her head as well. It was going to be another bar fight scenario.

“You ready for this?” Ariel asked Trisha who came up behind her.

“Oh yeah,” Trisha said picking up another metal tray and twirled it in her hands. “Let’s kick some ass.”

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Tammit was so busy watching Carmen he did not notice Zoltin calling for security to come to the medical unit. He was furious! He had claimed the female before anyone else. He knew the other men had wanted her but were cautious of approaching her due to her size. They did not understand the looks she was giving were probably because she was afraid of them. Most females liked the attention of a Valdier warrior but these females were small. Females were few and far between and he wanted one of his own. He knew the minute he saw her lying unconscious on the bed that she needed to be protected. She looked so small and pale. He remembered seeing her when she was first brought on board the warship. Her small body covered in blood and her life force slipping away from her. He wanted to kill the male who would harm something so delicate and fragile. How could any male want to hurt something so beautiful? Now, all he could think about was whipping her ass for daring to talk to him like she did. The fact that she had caused him considerable pain was bad but he admired her determination to show him that she would be a fearless mate for a warrior like him. He needed to let her know she did not need to prove she was tough. He was more than capable of being strong enough for the both of them.

Tammit stood up. “Stop female! You do not need to prove you will be a strong mate for me. I will protect you from ever being harmed again,” Tammit said determinedly. He rubbed his crotch which was still throbbing before glancing at Ariel. “You will be protected too. My brother will care for you. If you do not wish for us to share between us, we will not.”

Ariel looked in disbelief at the huge male standing in front of them. She caught Carmen’s eye roll and heard Trisha’s muttered ‘dumbass’. Ariel tensed when another man who had been in the medical unit came over to stand next to Tammit.

“I wish to claim the other female. If you can claim one, then I want the other. Your brother is not here. He will have to get his own,” the dark-haired man growled out in challenge.

“What did they put in the water, dumb and dumber pills?” Trisha asked quietly.

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Ariel took a deep breath. She could feel things were about to get way out of hand and someone, namely two huge-ass warriors, were about to get hurt if things didn’t calm down really quick. Ariel looked down at the gold creature lying on the floor near Trisha. It was looking back and forth as if curious. She wondered why the men weren’t trying to lay a claim to Trisha. What was it Tammit said…Trisha had already been claimed by their commander. Ariel felt a shiver go down her spine. It was time to get the hell out of there. Something strange was going on and she didn’t like all this ‘claiming’ talk.

“Carmen,” Ariel called out quietly.

“What?” Carmen hissed out from under her breath. Her eyes never left the men standing in front of them.

“I want to go home,” Ariel whispered.

Carmen’s eyes flickered to Ariel’s for a moment. It was as if she knew Ariel was suddenly getting nervous about something. Ariel didn’t get nervous over just anything. Something was going on and she was missing it. Carmen nodded. She heard the worry in her sister’s voice and knew it was time to find a way home.

“Sorry boys, no more playing around,” Carmen said standing up straight. “It is time for us to return to our home world. I hope you understand.”

Tammit took a menacing step forward. “You belong to me now. I have claimed you. You will be coming home with me.”

Carmen shook her head. “No, I won’t,” she replied coolly staring back at the huge warrior defiantly.

Everything went to hell when Tammit moved to grab Carmen. Carmen stepped into him and gripped his arm, throwing him over her hip. At the same time, the other man moved to grab Ariel. Ariel swung low nailing him in the balls then swept her leg out knocking his feet out from under him. In the meantime, Carmen was using every move she and Scott ever learned as a bodyguard to take Tammit down and keep him there. She nailed him over and over with a left then a right hook to the jaw. The door opened suddenly and two security guards came rushing in. They moved to grab Carmen who had Tammit in a headlock and was slowly squeezing his throat to get him to pass out. Trisha reacted when they reached for Carmen hitting one of them upside the head with a heavy metal tray. He dropped to the floor unconscious. When the other guard turned on her, the golden symbiot attacked him taking him down and sitting on him so he couldn't move. Zoltin was trying to call for more assistance at the same time as he was ducking under the assault of Ariel who was beating on the other man using a combination of judo and kick-boxing. At one point, the security guard who had been knocked out staggered to his feet only to find himself being shoved headfirst into the wall where he collapsed again.

“Enough!” Zoltin finally yelled loud enough to be heard.

Carmen stumbled backwards breathing heavily, Ariel lowered the table leg but kept it in front of her, and Trisha froze with a very bent metal tray raised above her head. All three women looked at Zoltin in silence. Zoltin looked around his medical unit in disbelief. Several tables were lying in pieces, one of the tinted windows between his office and the unit was cracked, there was a hole in the wall, and three out of the four men were unconscious. Zoltin’s eyes flickered over to where Tammit was laid out on his back. His face was a bloody mess. The man Ariel had fought didn’t look much better and the one Trisha had just hit and pushed into the wall was lying face down so he couldn’t see how much damage was done.

Zoltin had been about to say something when the doors to the medical unit opened again. Jarak, the
V’ager’s
head of security, stood at the door looking in disbelief at the destruction in the medical unit. His gaze swept to the three men lying unconscious on the floor in a bloody heap before moving to where one of his security men was pinned under the commander’s symbiot. It was growling menacingly at the man who remained frozen under it.

“What in all the names of the Gods and Goddesses is happening?” Jarak asked in disbelief.

His eyes narrowed on the three human females who were still frozen in place. He watched as the light-haired female with the short hair stood up straighter and smoothed the top of the medical gown down over the front of her as if she didn’t have a concern in the world. His gaze moved to the other female who had long, curly hair. He watched as she slowly lowered the tray she was holding over her head and let it drop with a clang to the floor, grimacing at the loud noise in the now silent room. He finally looked at the one standing in front of the others. She was holding a piece of a table in her hand and glared rebelliously at him when he pointedly looked at it.

“Jarak,” Zoltin said clearing his throat. “Perhaps, you could find other arrangements for the females. It might be safer for the crew if they were not… exposed to them at this time.”