Free Kiljorn Commander by K. D. Jones

well. I was on my way out to her and was thrown from the building myself. I have only a few bruises.”
    “Do you have any idea who planted it?”
    “We narrowed down our suspicions. We believe that it must be someone onboard the transports. The timing of it seems to indicate that.”
    “Can you…you know?” TylOR tapped his forehead silently indicating that LarIS should use his telepathic ability.
    “I have been using my abilities for those here. Unfortunately, both your transport and AshOR’s transport are too far out of range now for me to use it. That is the second reason that I believe it is someone onboard the transports. The bomb was set on a timer and went off the moment both transports were out of range.”
    This was not how he expected to be spending his evening. He was supposed to be convincing Elizabeth to officially mate him. Now he had to report this sabotage to Prime Leader KadEN and the rest of the trip he would be searching out the culprits. Just what he didn’t need.
    *****
    A knock on the door woke Lizzie from her sleep. She smiled thinking about TylOR and all the naughty things he did to her. The man was insatiable. The knocking on the door made her jump from the bed and scramble into some clothes.
    She opened the door to find a lieutenant she wasn’t familiar with standing on the other side. She blushed knowing he knew why she was in TylOR’s sleeping quarters.
    “TylOR…Commander TylOR went to the command center,” she told him.
    “Yes. I was sent by Commander TylOR. He wanted me to let you know he has important business that will delay him. He did not want you to wait on him.”
    She bit her lip. “Okay. I guess I can head back to my own quarters.”
    “I will wait for you.” He moved to the side of the door in the hallway.
    “You don’t have to wait for me. I think I can remember how to get back.”
    “Commander TylOR has ordered that you are to be guarded.”
    “Guarded? I don’t really think I need to be guarded.” Lizzie saw the serious expression on the man’s face.
    “I have my orders.” He looked a little insulted that she would question him.
    “Okay then. I’ll be just a minute.”
    Lizzie went to get her shoes. She had already thrown her clothes on. She lifted TylOR’s pillow and inhaled his masculine scent. She missed him already. She turned back to the open door and went outside. The guard stood at attention.
    “I’m Dr. Elizabeth Connell, people call me Lizzie. What’s your name?”
    “Lieutenant DugER.”
    “I appreciate your taking the time to guard me. I just hate causin' trouble.” Lizzie walked beside the guard
    “You are no trouble. It is an honor to guard the Commander’s mate.”
    Lizzie stumbled over her feet. “What? I’m not…his mate.”
    “Of course you are. He has scent marked you.” He noticed her face turn an alarming shade of red. Earth females were so different than Kiljorn females. “Did I say something wrong? Your face is a red color. Do you need to go to the Medic Wing?”
    Lizzie saw his serious expression and almost laughed at him. Men were helpless when it came to women’s emotions. “I’m okay. You can tell he scent marked me?”
    “Yes, it is very strong.”
    Lizzie didn’t ask him anything else. It was something that she needed to discuss with TylOR. She knew what it meant that he scent marked her. But normally the Katieran, Kiljorn, and Colonial's males would ask the female first before releasing his seed and marking her. She knew they had been beyond words while making love. Lizzie had felt his warm seed shooting inside her so she would have remembered if he had asked her first. And why wouldn’t he have told her that he had marked her?
    She really needed to talk to him. But the questions would have to wait. Something must be seriously wrong if he assigned her a guard.
    *****
    TylOR was tired, hungry, and frustrated. He had his second in command, TenON, make a list of all Kiljorns who had access to the Colonial