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Madas, are you okay? Star asked as they each sat curled up on a couch with a cup of hot tea.
You look a little greener than before.
Madas blushed a darker shade of green, tan, and red and lowered her lashes. Gril was very upset
that I was wounded, she began hesitantly.
Star sat forward with a fierce scowl on her face. He didn t hurt you, did he? She demanded.
No, no& Madas stammered before she looked up with a small grin pulling on her thin lips. He
was just concerned. He wanted to make sure I was not hurt and & . Her voice faded as she looked
out of the viewport window. I am expecting & . I did not know.
Star looked blankly at her friend for a moment. River stood up and gave Madas a huge hug. Madas
sighed deeply, looking down at her folded hands grasping the mug of tea.
You could have lost your baby because of me, Star choked out as she thought of how close they
came to dying.
Madas shook her head. I knew we would live. We have too much to live for. Tai Tek could never
take that away from us.
Madas, River said quietly, grasping her friend s hands tightly between her own. I know this
will never replace Trolis but I am happy for you.
Madas leaned forward and rested her smooth cheek against River s for a moment before she
pulled back. While I claimed Trolis as my son, he was not from my egg. Gril had two sons from a
previous mating. His mate betrayed him for another shortly after the eggs hatched. It was later learned
Trolis was not his true son but he raised him as if he was. His first son, Kali, is his. They look very
much alike and he is a joy. While we have been together for many years, I have never conceived. The
females in my species have to reach a certain age before we become fertile. I was approaching the
age but didn t realize I had reached it as yet.
Star giggled. Are you telling me you were still too young to have kids?
Madas nodded. I am considerably younger than Gril. He is two hundred and thirty-five years old
while I am only seventy. Females do not normally reach breeding age until they are almost one
hundred.
You are seventy? River asked in disbelief.
I wished I could looked that good at seventy, Star grumbled under her breath. So, how old were
you when Gril captured you?
He captured her? River asked stunned. She looked at Madas with a huge grin on her face. You
have got to tell me about it.
Madas chuckled. I was a mere forty-five when he captured me. That was one reason my mother
and the clan was so upset about his claiming. As far as they were concerned, I was still a child. But I
wasn t, she added. I knew the moment I saw him that he was my mate.
I thought you said he was the ugliest male you had ever seen when you first saw him, Star said
confused.
I did and he was. That does not mean that I did not realize he was my mate, Madas said primly.
Why do you think I fought him so hard?
All three women burst into laughter as they shared their first impressions, frustrations, and funniest
times with their chosen mates. That was how the men found them later that evening. Gril was the first
to snatch Madas up and whisk her away despite her weak protests. Torak was next. He pulled River
into his arms ignoring her protests that she was getting too big for him to carry her around
everywhere. Finally, it was just Jazin and Star. He sat down next to her for a few minutes, not saying
anything but enjoying the peace and quiet as he held her closely to his heart.
What of Tai Tek? Star finally asked breaking the silence.
We go after him. He escaped through a new tunnel that was not on the original map of the
fortress, Jazin said quietly.
When? She asked with a shiver.
Jarmen, Dakar and Armet are running calculations on where they think he might go next. It is time
we were on the offensive, He responded carefully.
Where do we even start? She asked looking up into Jazin s eyes. There was something he wasn t
telling her.
Jazin sighed heavily before he scooped Star up into his arms. We start on Elpidios.
Chapter 15
Elpidios: Two weeks later
Commander Mena Rue stood at attention. It was not that hard to do really. She was frozen with fear.
The Grand Ruler sat in the seat on the other side of the desk from her but he could just have as easily
been holding a blade to her throat. She swallowed again as bile rose threatening to choke her. She
had not only returned to Elpidios with no crystals but she had returned with a tale so huge, so
ludicrous she would be surprised if the officers she left outside the room were not ordered in to
remove what was left of her body. The Grand Ruler was not someone you wanted angry at you. He
was not only angry at Mena, he was beyond furious as he looked back down at her report.
Do you really expect me to believe this, he growled out in a low, dangerous tone. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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Madas, are you okay? Star asked as they each sat curled up on a couch with a cup of hot tea.
You look a little greener than before.
Madas blushed a darker shade of green, tan, and red and lowered her lashes. Gril was very upset
that I was wounded, she began hesitantly.
Star sat forward with a fierce scowl on her face. He didn t hurt you, did he? She demanded.
No, no& Madas stammered before she looked up with a small grin pulling on her thin lips. He
was just concerned. He wanted to make sure I was not hurt and & . Her voice faded as she looked
out of the viewport window. I am expecting & . I did not know.
Star looked blankly at her friend for a moment. River stood up and gave Madas a huge hug. Madas
sighed deeply, looking down at her folded hands grasping the mug of tea.
You could have lost your baby because of me, Star choked out as she thought of how close they
came to dying.
Madas shook her head. I knew we would live. We have too much to live for. Tai Tek could never
take that away from us.
Madas, River said quietly, grasping her friend s hands tightly between her own. I know this
will never replace Trolis but I am happy for you.
Madas leaned forward and rested her smooth cheek against River s for a moment before she
pulled back. While I claimed Trolis as my son, he was not from my egg. Gril had two sons from a
previous mating. His mate betrayed him for another shortly after the eggs hatched. It was later learned
Trolis was not his true son but he raised him as if he was. His first son, Kali, is his. They look very
much alike and he is a joy. While we have been together for many years, I have never conceived. The
females in my species have to reach a certain age before we become fertile. I was approaching the
age but didn t realize I had reached it as yet.
Star giggled. Are you telling me you were still too young to have kids?
Madas nodded. I am considerably younger than Gril. He is two hundred and thirty-five years old
while I am only seventy. Females do not normally reach breeding age until they are almost one
hundred.
You are seventy? River asked in disbelief.
I wished I could looked that good at seventy, Star grumbled under her breath. So, how old were
you when Gril captured you?
He captured her? River asked stunned. She looked at Madas with a huge grin on her face. You
have got to tell me about it.
Madas chuckled. I was a mere forty-five when he captured me. That was one reason my mother
and the clan was so upset about his claiming. As far as they were concerned, I was still a child. But I
wasn t, she added. I knew the moment I saw him that he was my mate.
I thought you said he was the ugliest male you had ever seen when you first saw him, Star said
confused.
I did and he was. That does not mean that I did not realize he was my mate, Madas said primly.
Why do you think I fought him so hard?
All three women burst into laughter as they shared their first impressions, frustrations, and funniest
times with their chosen mates. That was how the men found them later that evening. Gril was the first
to snatch Madas up and whisk her away despite her weak protests. Torak was next. He pulled River
into his arms ignoring her protests that she was getting too big for him to carry her around
everywhere. Finally, it was just Jazin and Star. He sat down next to her for a few minutes, not saying
anything but enjoying the peace and quiet as he held her closely to his heart.
What of Tai Tek? Star finally asked breaking the silence.
We go after him. He escaped through a new tunnel that was not on the original map of the
fortress, Jazin said quietly.
When? She asked with a shiver.
Jarmen, Dakar and Armet are running calculations on where they think he might go next. It is time
we were on the offensive, He responded carefully.
Where do we even start? She asked looking up into Jazin s eyes. There was something he wasn t
telling her.
Jazin sighed heavily before he scooped Star up into his arms. We start on Elpidios.
Chapter 15
Elpidios: Two weeks later
Commander Mena Rue stood at attention. It was not that hard to do really. She was frozen with fear.
The Grand Ruler sat in the seat on the other side of the desk from her but he could just have as easily
been holding a blade to her throat. She swallowed again as bile rose threatening to choke her. She
had not only returned to Elpidios with no crystals but she had returned with a tale so huge, so
ludicrous she would be surprised if the officers she left outside the room were not ordered in to
remove what was left of her body. The Grand Ruler was not someone you wanted angry at you. He
was not only angry at Mena, he was beyond furious as he looked back down at her report.
Do you really expect me to believe this, he growled out in a low, dangerous tone. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]