3013: MENDED by Kali Argent

Author:Kali Argent [Argent, Kali]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UnScripted INC
Published: 2015-01-02T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Sion and Scarlett came and went, and Naira had dropped by once, but for the following three days, Tariq refused to leave his quarters. Upon hearing the news that her family was already on their way to Station 4, Cami had panicked, opening the floodgates to a barrage of unspoken voices. The pain it caused her had been nearly unbearable to witness, and it had killed Tariq to realize he could do nothing for her.

After a full twenty-four hours of watching her huddle on the sofa clutching her head, he’d finally been forced to sedate her. Then he’d spent the next two days, lying beside her in bed or taking care of her during the few times she’d been awake. However, those moments of lucidness never lasted long before the pain return, and he’d had to give her the sleeping mist again.

So when Cami opened her eyes on the third night, Tariq met her gaze with no small amount of trepidation. “How are you feeling, angel?”

“Better,” she croaked. “I think the voices have stopped.” Rolling onto her side to face him, she rested her hand on his cheek and smiled. “Thank you for taking such good care of me.”

“Are you hungry? You should eat something.” The dark circles under her eyes made her normally fair skin look pale, almost sickly, and he still worried about her health. “Maybe I should take you to medical.”

“You’re sweet, but really, I’m okay.” Throwing the blankets back, she sat up on the side of the bed and pushed her tousled hair out of her face. “I need a shower.”

“Let me help you.”

Cami laughed and batted his hand away when he reached for her. “Tariq, seriously, I’m okay. I can bathe myself.”

“Then tell me what I can do.” He needed to do something, anything.

“You can find us something to eat while I shower. Then you can tell me what I’ve missed since I’ve been sleeping.”

He didn’t like it, but when Cami gathered her clothes and slipped into the bathroom, locking the door behind her, he didn’t really have a choice. Crawling out of bed, he changed into a soft, gray T-shirt and a faded pair of jeans, then pulled on his boots before exiting the room.

The intercom buzzed before he could even reach the kitchen, and Tariq changed directions with a grunt to answer the door. “Someone better be dying,” he said into the intercom.

“It’s Sion.”

He’d talked some with his old friend during the past few days while Cami slept, and they’d reminisced about their childhood on Helix. Sion still refused to say why he’d sought Tariq out on Station 4, but he’d committed himself to helping find the murderer aboard the station. The previous morning, he’d also surprised the hell out Tariq by making a blood oath to protect Cami.

Blood oaths weren’t made lightly, not when breaking one carried a death sentence. Tariq still didn’t know Sion’s motivations for showing up unannounced after all of this time, but he did trust his old friend to protect Cami with his life.

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