Bonded (Mating Ritual Book 2) by Ria Candro

Author:Ria Candro [Candro, Ria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mating Ritual
Amazon: B00B1RANOE
Publisher: Ellora's Cave Publishing Inc
Published: 2012-12-14T06:00:00+00:00

The inside of the cavern was dark and moist, certainly not any place Inara would choose to spend time. But then, she’d been forced into many a spot like this during her time on the run.

Her hand clutched in Neichon’s, she made her way to the back of the cave, where an opening led further into the mountain. Her heart ached with the thought of what Valeron did for them. With the understanding that he might not make it back…

This was exactly what she hadn’t wanted. To get emotionally attached to people who would then be endangered. Who might lose their lives.

Because of her.

Her heart heavy, she allowed Neichon to lead her through the opening. To her surprise, there was more light here. Some fissures in the rock over their heads allowed streams of daylight to ribbon through, casting an orange hue in the space. Enough for them to make out a long, winding corridor. They followed it for several minutes, until it opened up to a second cave, this one half the size of the first. A hole about a foot in diameter cut into the roof, giving this cave even more light than the corridor before it.

Inara let go of Neichon’s hand and strode to the far wall, turning and sliding down to the ground. She buried her head in her hands. “What are we going to do?”

Neichon strode to her and knelt, placing his arms around her. “The only thing we can do. Wait.”

The next several minutes crept by with agonizing slowness. Finally Inara heard a scraping sound from inside the corridor. She and Neichon jumped to their feet. Holding her breath, she slid her dagger out of its thigh holster. When Neichon stepped in front to block her, her eyes narrowed, but she didn’t protest out of fear she’d alert the person in the corridor they were here.

Another tense, horrifying moment passed before Neichon relaxed his body and let out a relieved sigh. “Valeron,” he whispered.

Yes. Dropping her dagger to the ground, she stepped around Neichon and launched herself at Valeron. His arms closed around her and she dug her face into his chest, breathing in his comforting scent. “You made it.”

“Yes, my female.” He pressed a kiss to the top of her head.

“What happened?” Neichon muttered.

“I made the tracks and then hid at the mouth of the cave,” Valeron said. “It worked.”

“Thank the gods,” Inara breathed.

“But given the time, I couldn’t make the tracks extend that far,” Valeron continued grimly. “I’m afraid the ruse won’t work for long.”

Inara pulled back to glance at both men. “So what do we do now?”

Neichon and Valeron exchanged a meaningful glance before Neichon turned to her. “I’m afraid we’ll come face-to-face with them at some point.”

No.

Inara wrapped her arms around herself, as if that would dispel her sudden chill. She didn’t want to die. She didn’t want them to die.

“What can we do?” she whispered.

Valeron gave a sober shake of his head, his gaze locking with Neichon. “There are six of them.

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