The Human

My orders are simple. Bring the human female to my King. A routine job for me – Or so I thought. I am Talon Delkhari. I was the mightiest warlord of my people, until I dared to contradict my king. Instead of granting me an honorable death in the fight against our enemies, he made me his chamberlain instead. It is my job to ensure the safety of his women. His newest conquest is from Earth. He won her in a poker game, and I am supposed to deliver her safely to his bed. An easy assignment for someone like me. That’s what I thought, anyway, until this human woman awakened the predator lurking under my skin, and it claimed her for itself. She is different to all of the other women I know. She can see the animal in me. She looks at me without fear. Her scent follows me into my dreams, and even though I know that she can never belong to me, I can’t take my eyes off her. My loyalty to my people and my sense of duty, however, are stronger than the beast under my skin that yearns for her...