Forbidden Alien Warlord (SciFi Alien Romance) Read Free Page B

also heard that you were all allergic to the sun, and that was why you got darker underneath it, instead of brighter.”
    Jenna giggled despite herself. “That would be sad. But those are some pretty wild rumors. How do you believe stuff like that?”
    Leo smiled wryly. “How do you believe things such as a seductive healing power, or that we aren’t as smart as you? Doesn’t it just start by someone saying it’s true and another person accepting it? That’s all it takes.” He shrugged and crossed his legs in front of him.
    Jenna dropped her gaze, and Leo seemed to see that he’d embarrassed her.
    “And it isn’t your fault,” he continued hurriedly. “These things aren’t necessarily caused by you. It seems like you’re told a lot of things from birth…and a lot of things are held back.”        
    Jenna scoffed. “You keep saying that. What kind of things aren’t they telling us? And what are they lying to us about?”
    Leo opened his mouth to speak, but the door to their cell swung open so fast the door crashed against the wall. They both jumped to their feet, but it was just a non-descript commander of one of the ground brigades. His round face was slightly red, and his beady eyes were bouncing between them as though he’d expected them to be doing something else.
    “Level 17 Leo 17, you are free to go. You have been docked one thousand coins and are forbidden from the cafeteria for one month. A-Level Jenna Horizon, you are free to go. Here is your official warning insignia. If you are caught fighting again, you may be subject to further disciplinary action. You are both grounded on Luna for one week. Return to your barracks.”              
    The commander walked away, leaving the red patch to flutter to the ground as they both stared at the space where he’d been. Feeling numb, Jenna bent over and picked up the slim red square, peeling the patch from its backing before slapping it on the side of her jumpsuit. Sentencing usually happened in a separate cell with your own commander, but she’d never seen that man before in her life. And why had Leo been docked a thousand coins? Something wasn’t right here; Jenna started to down the hall after the commander, then froze in her tracks. Did he say both of them had been grounded? She turned around, intending to ask Leo what he planned to do, but he was already walking the other way, his broad back moving as fast as he could go. Annoyed, she sprinted after him, calling his name.
    He turned and glanced at her, but he didn’t stop moving. She caught up with him when he was nearly to his barracks, and she wondered how he moved so fast.
    “I was calling you,” Jenna huffed.
    “I know.” The chill in Leo’s words was clear, and Jenna nearly tripped over her own feet in surprise. He’d been friendly in the cell, almost flirty, and that had been when they had no idea when they would get out. What had changed? Was it the sentencing?
    “Leo, I don’t know why they charged you more than me,” she said pleadingly under her breath, trotting to keep up with his astoundingly quick pace. “Or why they banned you from the cafeteria. I’m sorry, but I didn’t—”
    “No, I’m sorry,” Leo spat, stopping and rounding on her. “I guess I gave you the wrong impression back there. I don’t care , Horizon. I don’t give a shit. ”
    Jenna felt his words hit her like fists, and she fought the urge to let her pain and anger show. “Oh, I see,” she said bitterly. “You really were coming on to me back there. Putting the moves on me so I’d be all loosened up for your…your love muscle , is that it?”   
    Leo’s mask of anger slipped. “Love muscle?”
    “And then we got interrupted, so you’re just done with me,” Jenna said. “I get it. Maybe I’m just trash to you, too.”
    She turned and started to move away, but a hand on her arm stopped her. Jenna raised her right fist, ready to punch Leo again, but his golden-flecked