Bane: A SciFi Alien Romance (The Ladyships Book 2) by Bex McLynn

Author:Bex McLynn [McLynn, Bex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-04T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Maude gawked as Therion helped her down from the open hatch of the freighter. She’d spent several days traveling within the freighter. The ship’s interior space was comparable to a commercial airliner—cramped, yet still sizable. Unbelievably, not only did the entire freighter fit within the hangar of Prykimis, it didn’t crowd the dozen more sleek ships already docked.

“[Spirefighters,]” Kora told her.

The name meant nothing to her. The smaller ships resembled large darts and had barrels mounted on the sides. Since Therion had said that Prykimis was a spirenought, a battleship class vessel, she’d bet the smaller vessels were single-pilot combat ships.

As the massive battleship had approached the freighter, Therion invited Maude to the bridge to watch. Prykimis hadn’t matched any of Maude’s expectations for a spaceship. Her hull reflected the outboard spotlights of the freighter, giving off a pearlescent sheen like the inside of seashell. The material looked delicate, but it couldn’t be. Prykimis was a battleship with the unmistakable bays for gun turrets running along her sleek form. She might conjure the image of an organic shell—something decorative—but Maude knew she was designed for combat.

Maude flinched as another voice filtered into her mind. “[Teras Class Spirenought: Prykimis. Access Granted.]”

A second presence made contact with her, welcoming her with its curiosity. She gasped in amazement. The new presence, using Kora’s familiar interactions, startled Maude with its distinctiveness.

“Maude?” Therion gently turned her to face him.

She laughed a short, breathy harrumph of disbelief. She cast her eyes around the massive ship. “I was given access to a battleship.”

Therion smiled at her. “Don’t let it go to your head. Kimis does what she wants.” He directed his gaze upward. “Isn’t that right, you bloodthirsty behemoth?”

“But I thought you were commander of this ship,” Maude said.

“Commander of this ship.” Gummy cackled as Dyr escorted her past them. “Good one, girly.”

Therion made his typical disgruntled ‘ech’ as he pointed at his grandmother’s retreating back. “I’ll order them to toss you back into the brig, you old fart! I can do that, you know!”

Maude gaped at him. “You had your grandmother in the brig?”

Therion scoffed. “For all the good it had done. That brig only held her for, like, half a day. And it was only that long because she wanted the peace and quiet.” Therion’s voice lowered, to stress his point. “You should’ve seen the shit she pulled, all to get detained.”

He shook his head in befuddled disgust as he stared after Gummy.

Maude shook her head. How could she have not seen this before? Therion adored his grandmother.

She snapped her gaze between the pair and must have given away her revelation, because Therion snarled and jabbed a finger at her. “Stop that. It’s not what you’re thinking, Maude. I am not the kind of person who sees the good in others. Everyone around me is an incompetent shit stain compared to my awesome amazingness. But Gummy is the worst, Maude. She’s a godsdamn rash all over my anthers.”

Maude didn’t fight it. She let her delight at witnessing such a heartfelt declaration of affection shine in her eyes.

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