Warriors' Providence (Cadi Warriors Book 2)(104)

"I am so glad you are okay." Cila smiled.

"Thank you for rescuing us." Providence nearly broke down.

Things had been so stressful in the last several hours. They had nearly died. She thought Dagaa had. Providence didn't know how she could possibly show Cila her gratitude.

"You said he was your mate. What happened?" Cila asked, her dark almond-shaped eyes curious.

Providence smiled as she thought back on all that had happened since she saw Cila last. It was shocking to think it had only been a handful of weeks at best. Her life had changed so much.

"The Jurou Biljana captured me as you know, but I killed two of their men." Providence smiled wickedly.

"I know we found them. I was so afraid for you. You saved all of us." Cila gripped her hand tighter.

"She's been a mess ever since." Ion chimed in.

Providence smiled as she looked at Cila. It was nice to know she was missed, and that everyone human, and Miran Sona alike, were safe. She'd been wondering about that.

"Well they went to trade with the Cadi." Providence gestured towards Dagaa. "But those nasty lizards had been cheating the Cadi, and it backfired. The Cadi took two of their ships and sent the reptiles away on the one, telling them never to return. Dagaa found me on one of the ships they kept." Providence smiled at her poor Dagaa.

"And now he is your mate?" Cila asked.

Providence couldn't be sure but she thought Cila blushed as she looked at the package Dagaa was sporting. She debated being offended, but it was impressive and daunting even at rest.

"He is one of my mates. His best friend Madhava is my other mate." Providence moved her hair aside, exposing the conjugo marks on either side of her neck. At one time they scared her, but now she wore them with pride.

"Oh they've bitten you. Why? Have you been forced into this mating?" Cila cried out with her twittery voice looking horrified.

"No!" Providence giggled. "Their culture is a bit domineering but when it comes to females, they are very protective. Their bite mark has special meaning. They carry a chemical in their fangs that is very nice." Providence felt herself flush as she thought about how it affected her.

"You said you were compatible. Is this what you meant?" Ion asked.

"No my friend Giselle is pregnant. She is another human your people took and handed over to those damn reptiles. She was sold to the Cadi, and she mated their leader."

Ion looked suddenly devastated and ashamed.

"That was my fault." Ion said as she looked at the floor.

"No it's not! Exo was going to terminate her because of her genetic defect. You wanted her to live." Cila defended the other female.

"Ion, Giselle doesn't hate you. Well I don't know about Exo, but not you. Giselle heard you arguing on her behalf." Providence encouraged the female. "And she's very happy now."

"The males are redeeming themselves. They didn't put up too much fuss when I insisted we find you after getting your fellow humans settled in the colony." Cila smiled.

Providence grinned at the thought of Cila badgering Zer till he relented.

"You were looking for me?" Providence said in surprise, never expecting them to come for her.

"And your friend Giselle. I felt so guilty. Exo had to give in, he couldn't stand me anymore." Ion admitted.

"We hunted those reptiles down and followed them here." Cila added.

Providence was in awe of the turn fate had taken. If they hadn't come when they did she and everyone she loved might be dead.

"You said you were rescuing the hairy ones. Why were the Jurou Biljana also here?" Cila asked.

"Well the Cadi used to buy the Toufik, they're the hairy people, from the Jurou Biljana. But the Toufik helped the Cadi leader win their civil war. He set them free and now the Cadi want to rescue the Toufik from their dying planet. The Cadi leader Kagan is a good guy. He really loves Giselle. Anyway either those reptiles wanted more slaves to sell, or they followed us to get revenge." Providence explained.

"Well it looked like you took out their ship just fine down on the planet." Cila noted.

"Yeah my other mate was very angry at what they did to Dagaa and he wasn't about to let them hurt me." Providence smiled as she thought about Madhava.

She looked over at Dagaa. The little bots were still piecing his leg together, but they'd already finished working on his arm and the other smaller injuries. Providence couldn't even see a scar on his arm. She almost giggled when she thought about how miffed Dagaa was going to be when he learned he'd been cheated out of his battle wounds. Then again it looked like there was no way to replace the end of his tail. Providence hoped Dagaa wasn't torn up by its loss.