Chapter thirteen

Serena eyed the light blue gel-like thing that Lex smeared across her knuckles and completely ignored the two massive hunters staring at her. "I cannot believe that you punched him"

Lex says and Serena remained silent. She half expected that Cetanu will crush her skull for punching him but what she did not expect was that he remained to cradle his mandibles, looking down at the floor, with guilt.

She raised her eyes from the floor and sneaked a glance at the black hunter. The lower side of his mandibles is swollen, with only a trace of luminous green blood and his eyes, his watery blue gaze remained on her.

Serena gulped and pull her hand away from Lex when she finished applying for the weird medicine. Everything seems to be overwhelming for her. Alexa Woods is still alive but what that made her astonished was not the fact that she is alive but that she is now leading a life that of a huntress and life mate to Scar.

She did not understand the concept of life mate but she does know that they both share a bond and a bond similar to that Serena had with Jared.

She stood up from the floor and felt the heated gaze of Cetanu tracing her every move. "Why did you try to kill me?"

Cetanu's eyes stilled on her face, something akin to regret flashing across her beautiful eyes. Excuse me? Beautiful eyes?

Serena clenched her fists and locked her eyes with the black hunter who remained silent. Her eyes skimmed across to Scar and then Lex. Her chocolate brown eyes held the same confusion as her but Scar seems to know the reason. However, she needs to hear that from Cetanu.

Another minute passed and Serena could not bear that. Her eyes filled, why, she does not know. Trusting someone after three long years in prison was something she finds hard to do and she trusted this alien creature, this hunter who saved her from that black serpent. Why did he choose to come back and kill her? Did he think he made a mistake by helping her?

She turns on her heels, clenching her eyes shut to stop the tears from spilling out, but that made it worse and she felt angry. Angry at herself for being in a situation like this. She brushed past Lex, her legs aiming at the open area of Scar's ship.

She needs to get back to her home.

She needs to calm down.

But as soon as she stepped out of the ship, Serena felt a large calloused hand wraps around her forearm, effectively pulling her back against a warm muscular chest. Serena felt a shiver down her spine and she did not like that. She squirmed against his hold but he held her tight against his chest.

"Need to apologize"

Serena stopped moving when she heard his rough sound that is not made to pronounce her language. "Made mistake"

She felt his mandibles brushing against her hair as he formed the words on his strange mouth. She pulls away from his hold and Cetanu let go easily. She wraps her arms around her and turns around, facing him.

His shoulders are slackened, head hanging low. It made her realize that she has never seen him with a look of…defeat in his posture.

Cetanu stare at her when she said nothing. He knows that his answer is not enough for her but he himself has no idea why the high elder wanted to kill her off. There has to be a reason why she succumbed to that dishonorable male's idea to create hybrids.

He growled at the end of his thought, eyes flashing angrily at the thought of the male who tried to touch Serena. Za'hkar said he tried to mate with her and that made his blood boil. Cetanu has no idea why he is angry over the fact that Reed tried to mate with her. In his ears, it felt wrong to hear that.

His gaze went back to the female, who is tensed. His growl stopped abruptly and purred, in order to calm the female. But it looks like his purring affected her negatively. Her muscles tensed, even more, her gaze, the bluest color he has ever seen widening.

"Stop that noise"

He cocks his head. She had no problem with his purring before. The sound kicked up a notch and Serena jumped. Her lips parted, breathing hard.

"Cetanu"

He took a step towards her. It felt strangely good to his ears hearing her say his name. The female clenched her jaws, looking straight into his eyes. Her muscles relaxed visibly and it made her angry.

"Why are you doing this, Cetanu?"

He rumbled in confusion. Ooman females have a reputation to be confusing according to his sire. Cetanu reached out but froze when she flinched.

He didn't like that.

He didn't like the fact that she fears him.

He reached out and gripped her forearm once again, earning a gasp from her. He growled deep in his throat, pulling her against his chest. She breathed hard, pressing her twin molds on his chest. Cetanu cocked his head again.

The anatomy of the ooman females is almost similar to that of the females of his race but oomans lacks the strength and now, he knows that ooman females milk glands are larger than that of his females.

Cetanu shakes his head, scolding himself for diverting his thoughts.

The female still struggled against his hold, but he disregarded that and used his other hand to feel her mane. The texture is so different. So soft and delicate, just like her. Serena stopped struggling for a moment, watching his talons with weary eyes.

He looked down at her and at that moment the pick flesh from inside her mouth darts out and moistens the light pink flesh of her lips. He rattled with interest, talons abandoning her soft mane and touched her lips. Her lips were parted and her warm breath touched his fingers.

He purred again, tracing the edge of her lips. Serena tense up against him and Cetanu felt her heart, beating wild against her chest. "Stop. P-please stop. You're-"

Cetanu's eyes watched as she bites her lower lips, tensing up even more. Her breathing rate quickened and Cetanu almost reached out for his mask, hanging by his waist to check whether something is wrong with her but he froze.

His mandibles flared. He knows that it is her scent but it has become thicker, almost choking him. His head swarmed when he looked down at her. The scent of her being in the heat was even more arousing than that of his females.

His head filled with thoughts, unwanted thoughts.

With her naked and flush against him.

With a snarl, he pushes himself away from her, shaking his head like a bull out of control and stormed back to his ship, not even sparing a look at the stunned female.

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