Free Hide to Stay Alive (Club Release 1) by Pixie Moon

medical innovations. After I’m back you guys can feel
free to pound the shit out of each other.”
     
    “ Thanks, Dr. ResTa. I’ll
let Von know.” Din Zar puts his arm around me and heads for the
door.

CHAPTER
    11
    ~ Hallie ~
    ♥
     
     
     
    A shiver races through me
as I wonder what will happen next. He strokes my shoulder
soothingly with his free hand. At first I’m comforted by the
gesture and then a spike of jealousy shoots through me as I wonder
how many times he’s brought females here and done the same thing to
them.
     
    What is wrong with me? I
don’t even know this guy. His past shouldn’t bother me at all. This
confirms my earlier suspicion, I’m not handling being a captive
well at all. I’m definitely having a mental melt down.
     
    I try not to appreciate
his embrace, but I can’t help but sink deeper into it when we pass
a few large males standing outside a doorway arguing like there’s
no tomorrow. Din Zar growls lightly and the males all stop talking
and watch us walk by.
     
    He pulls me in tighter to
his side and I welcome the feel of his strong embrace. I instantly
feel guilty for liking the feel of him holding me close. Don’t feel bad, girl. If you weren’t love
starved , you would
fight him , my logical side whispers, not
unkindly. Am I love starved? I don’t like that thought. I’m an
independent female. I can take care of myself.
     
    Din Zar pushing a door
open jerks me back to the present. I’m just getting ready to start
a major diatribe about how dumb I’ve been lately when we step
outside and into the lushest world I’ve ever seen.
     
    My jaw drops and I stop
moving. My gaze darts around taking in as much as I can. I can’t
process the information fast enough. Pretty Eyes chuckles and
nudges me forward. I can start calling him Pretty Eyes again since
the doctor didn’t end up being a mad-scientist. I keep looking
around me. Amazement has me too stunned to say a thing.
     
    Paths lead to several
building made of metal and glass. I glance over my shoulder and
notice that the one we just left looks a lot like the rest on them,
tall and sturdy.
     
    My gaze drops to get a
better look at what I’m standing on. Colorful varying shades of
tan, rust, and black stones make up a huge landing and set of
steps. Compared to the building, they show the most
flare.
     
    I stare at the pretty
designs made from the careful placement of colored stones. Oh, yes,
the landing and steps are pure art. I can’t help but wonder how
long it took to make the landing look like a constellation of stars
and planets.
     
    A strong gust of wind
makes me blink. He tugs gently on the cuffs binding us. “You can
see more of the planet later, seema. For now, I want to get you
home and feed you properly.”
     
    The mention of food has my
stomach rumbling loudly. He guides me down the artfully designed
steps and down a path. I hear grunting and grumbling right before
we follow the path around the side of the building.
     
    The sight of at least
fifty men and women fighting stops me in my tracks. A seven foot
tall female slams an equally tall male to the ground and then
smirks at him. Another female charges the smirking female only to
be easily tossed to the ground next to the male.
     
    That female has a good
reason for smirking, she’s a badass. A pang of longing shoots
through me. I wish I was like her. I frown as I look down at
myself. Another gust of wind smacks into me causing me to stumble.
I glance up to see the badass female smiling at me. Fiery heat
sears my cheeks. She must think I’m too weak to be of any
use.
     
    Din Zar sniffs the air and
then strokes my shoulder. I look up at him. He’s not looking at me
but at the fighters. I stiffen when I catch movement from the
corner of my eye. I look over to see the badass female coming our
way.
     
    She looks me over and then
gives Din Zar an approving look. “She going to the club,
TocGar?”
     
    I’m stunned by the new
name for Pretty Eyes.