Banic by Mina Carter

Author:Mina Carter [Carter, Mina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mina Carter

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Beth sighed, pushing her stool back from the workstation and standing. It was clear from Banic’s turned back as he sat on the bed in the cage that he wasn’t in the mood to talk. Given that he couldn’t exactly walk away from her, she figured the least she could do was give him some space. With a last, lingering glance at his broad shoulders and the dark fall of his hair, she left the lab.

As soon as she stepped through the doors, the guards outside straightened up, their spines going rigid as if someone had shoved steel rods down the backs of their uniforms. She paused, her brow furrowing as she took in their stiff postures and the closed-off look in their eyes.

She’d been meaning to ask Isan for the last couple of days if the lab needed guarding anymore. Unless there was some enemy she didn’t know about, all the Izaeans she’d met so far had been more than pleasant and willing to help her. And Banic... well, he’d agreed to behave himself. Hadn’t he? She couldn’t see any of them trying to hurt her or sabotage the project, so there was no need for these men to waste their time standing in a corridor when they could be doing something more productive.

But before she could even open her mouth to voice her thoughts, she noticed the stiffness in the way the guard on the left held himself and the way his breath caught slightly in his throat with every inhale. And the other one... her eyes widened. Vicious bruising mottled his jaw, angry red and purple hues standing out in stark contrast to his sun-bronzed skin.

Okay… so they weren’t here to guard her at all. If she didn’t miss her guess, they were here to recover. Her heart clenched as a wave of sympathy washed through her. The Izaean were fierce and proud. She couldn’t see any of them willingly staying in bed, even though they desperately needed rest and healing. This, guarding a lab in a corridor no one was going to attack, was obviously the least amount of work they could be given and still feel like they were doing something.

Her estimation of Isan and, by extension his father Raalt, the leader of the Izaean, rose considerably. They truly cared about their people, even if, to her, they had a funny way of showing it. But her very presence here and their backing of her research to find a cure for the Blood Rage that plagued them was all proof of that—proof they were willing to do whatever it took to save their people and give them a chance at a better life.

Swallowing past the lump in her throat, she offered the guards a smile. “I don’t suppose either of you know where I can find Sy. Do you? I need to speak with him about Tor.”

The male on the right, the one with the bruised jaw, grunted. “Down the hall, turn left, next right, then third door on the left.

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