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of things to happen in a room full of observant VanDai males.
She grimaced but managed to keep from crossing her arms
over her chest and drawing even more attention to herself.
Paladin came toward them out of the maze. His shoulders
were canted at an awkward angle, too wide to walk through
the narrow space without turning slightly.
"How long until the healer arrives?" Kai asked.
Paladin grunted as he wedged his shoulders between two
pieces of equipment to face them. "Twenty minutes."
"We won't have time to get to the docking port and up to
the ships before the destroyers reach Sai-two space."
"We'll use molecular transportation."
Kai nodded, apparently not surprised while Genae was
shocked. Kai had explained to her that the inability for anyone
to molecularly transport to the surface was the backbone of
Sai-sen-Sai security. Yet now, when League destroyers were
entering their space, they were going to disable their greatest
security measure.
Even as she thought it, she wanted to kick herself. If the
League won and the planet was destroyed, there wouldn't be
a need to keep anyone from transporting down.
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Minutes dragged by as she squeezed herself against the
door to keep from getting smashed by the huge VanDai males
moving around the room.
She had no idea how much time passed when the door
behind her opened and she almost fell through. Hard hands
caught her and set her on her feet. She looked over her
shoulder and up and her breath caught in her throat. The
VanDai male standing over her was the most sensual looking
being she'd ever seen. His mane was black, his eyes topaz
and his skin bronze. His lips were thin with an almost cruel
cast that only added to his dangerous sexual air.
"You're mine." Kai spun her and wrapped his arms around
her, her back to his chest.
Genae's lips twitched but she managed to keep from
smiling. He had to know there was no reason to be jealous
but his possessiveness sent warm thrills chasing through her.
"Was I drooling?" she asked, her voice a whisper.
His fingers flexed against her stomach. "Almost."
"You can't blame me," she murmured. "He's beautiful."
Sharp teeth nipped her neck as his claws teased her
stomach.
"You're sexier," she assured him. She wanted to rub
herself against him but there was no way to do it without
everyone seeing.
"If you two are finished with your foreplay, I need to speak
to Paladin."
Genae gasped at the beautiful stranger's cold tone and
harsh words.
"Frustrating trip?" Kai asked.
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Genae looked from Kai to the stranger and back. There
was an undertone to Kai's voice she didn't understand but
apparently the other male did. He grimaced and nodded.
"Let me introduce you to Llaryn, the Mriln healer I brought
back with me." He stepped to one side and motioned to the
woman behind him.
"I didn't mean to be a frustration to you, Ryvn."
Genae was speechless. The woman had the melodic voice
of all her species. She was tall, over six feet by at least two
inches, yet she was the most fragile looking woman Genae
had ever seen. The most fragile and the most beautiful.
Her eyes were huge, the pupils a darker shade of lavender
than the iris, another Mriln trait. Her elaborately plaited hair
fell to her waist in a flowing fall of black silk. She was pale,
her features made up of gentle curves and angles that made
Genae think of angels.
Ryvn merely growled a wordless response to the Mriln
healer's words.
"Frustrating indeed," Kai said as Ryvn forced his way past
them.
Genae elbowed him in the side and winced. There was no
give to the man. Every inch of him was solid muscle.
"Paladin." Ryvn's tone sounded angry and overly loud in
the confined space. "Your Mriln healer is here."
Paladin's roar came from the other side of the room. "Get
what you need and stand by to molecularly transport back to
your ship. The destroyers are closing in."
Without a word, Ryvn spun and stormed from the room.
"Kai. Be ready to transport in the next ten minutes."
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"I'm ready now."
Paladin looked thunderous as he strode from the dark
recesses of the room. "Get your woman and the healer to the
procedure lab and get back here. I'll have Eln meet you
there." He looked through the open door and froze.
Genae leaned back against Kai, her startled gaze moving
back and forth between Paladin and the Mriln healer.
Paladin walked forward until he stood in front of the Mriln
woman. He was well within her personal space and Genae
was sure the woman could feel the heat rolling off Paladin's
huge body. He towered over her, his whole body screaming
possession, his eyes devouring her.
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