Chapter 11
Ambassador Samantha Gaines
I was glad to be back on Anvin. But now that the details of the pact were underway, I had more time to think about the fact that I was pregnant. It was hitting me hard. I knew that I had to tell Trent, and soon. It was unfair to not tell him, and I hated having this secret from him. I had truly fallen for him. I could not keep it from him any longer. I decided that I would tell him. If he wanted to never speak to me again, it would hurt me, but on the bright side, I would be keeping him out of danger. He would no longer be in danger of getting caught for having relations with a human.
I opened the door to the guest dwelling ready to go to a meeting that morning. I knew that Trent was going to be out on patrol later and I would not see him until late into the night, if at all. I would tell him then, I said to myself. But as I opened the door, Malaya stormed in.
“What the hell are you doing back here!” she shouted at me as she barged in. I closed the door before anyone could hear her ranting.
“Malaya?” I said.
“You are supposed to be on Earth, you filthy human. You were not to return. Why did you come back here?” she narrowed her blue eyes at me.
“I had to. It was part of the agreement,” I said.
“No. That is a lie. You know the real reason you came back was to be with Trent,” she said. “You should not be together. It is unnatural. He is supposed to be with a Zenkian female!” she yelled.
“And by that you mean he is supposed to be with you, right?” I said calmly.
She started to shake from her fury. I started to grow scared. I suddenly realized just how much bigger she was. She might be a female, but she was an alien Zenkian female. She was twice my size and strong.
“That is none of your concern, and it would not be if you had stayed on Earth where you belong,” she said in anger.
“Do you love him?” I asked.
Her eyes grew wide. She knew that I knew the truth about her feelings for him. “That is none of your business, human. You have no right to speak to me like this. The Waysaw are right to make you slaves. You are beneath us!” she shouted at me as tears came down her face. She was obviously very angry, and I was frightened of her anger because of all the secrets she knew. She stomped out of the room, slamming the door behind her.
I sat down on the bench and put my head in my hands. I needed a minute to recover from this stressful moment before I headed to the meeting. It was intense, and I was now more worried than ever. But I had to take it in and push it aside. I had a meeting that was more important than just hiding my secrets. We were talking details of how to set up Grantsion Zenkian battalions on Earth and where. It was a meeting I needed to be focused for. I went to the wash area of the small dwelling and splashed water on my face. Malaya was now a big threat, and I did not know what she was capable of.
“Pull yourself together, Ambassador Gaines,” I said to myself. I dried my face and set out to go to the meeting. Once I was there, I was able to push Malaya aside and focus on the work, though I expected at any moment that one of the leaders would be informed of my pregnancy and I would be hauled off for questioning. I was on edge but focused.
But the entire day passed into the early evening, and nothing happened. Maybe Malaya did love Trent that much and no matter how much she hurt she would not put him in any sort of scandal? I did not know what to think. It was more confusing than being caught.
I made my way to my small guest dwelling. I knew that Trent was going to try to move me to a dwelling across from his and I hoped that it would happen soon. I hated being so far from him. I walked in ready to get ready to eat dinner and sleep after an exhausting day.
The door burst open. Trent walked in slamming the door behind him. Then crossed the room to me with big strides. He looked pissed as he gave me this menacing scowl. I was frightened of how he was looking at me. I had not seen him look this way since he found out that I was the slave of his enemy Jenku Vade.
“Tell me it’s not true!” he shouted at me as he got very close to me.
“Trent. What is it?” I asked as I began to tremble. I did not know what was happening, but it had to be big. I was so shocked at the moment that I did not know what he was talking about.