Cornering Carmen (Dragon Lords of Valdier Book 5) by S. E. Smith

Author:S. E. Smith
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-12-12T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Carmen placed her hands on Creon's cheeks and pulled his head down to hers. She pressed her lips against his; kissing him deeply before pulling back, out of breath. His eyes were blazing with desire as he stared down at her.

“I heard you the first, second, third, fourth…” she couldn’t go on because he was kissing her again.

It had been two weeks since they left Valdier and they were no closer to finding Vox than they had been before. The mining area they visited first was abandoned by the Antrox but they had not taken everything when they moved on. The Antrox had left an old man and one young boy behind when they left. Carmen's heart went out to them. They were human. They had been taken over four years before from Earth. According to the account Creon gave her, the man was no longer considered viable as he could not produce enough work each day to justify his food. They had been left with only a few supplies and one young Pactor too lame to work. The old human said the boy was his grandson. The boy had escaped, hiding in the tunnels so he couldn't be separated from his grandfather. From what the old man told Ha'ven and Creon, the boy had been responsible for taking care of the Pactors.

Creon reluctantly broke the kiss and leaned his forehead against hers. “Perhaps you can speak with the old man and the boy today. It might make life more comfortable for everyone. The boy wouldn't leave the Pactor in the mines. He refused to come out of the tunnels until we promised he could bring it with them. Why he has grown attached to the ugly beast, I'll never understand. He has a way with the creature though. It follows him everywhere. The old man and boy have refused to interact with anyone either. The old man has a foul mouth on him. He won't let anyone near the boy saying he is mentally unable to understand what is being said. He also said the boy was a mute. At least, that was the reason he gave for keeping the boy away from everyone. He refused medical assistance for the both of them. Tandor didn't push it as they both seemed fine and the initial scans when they were brought aboard didn't flag any disease or illness. Still, they are being very uncooperative,” Creon said huskily. “Perhaps they would be more receptive to our assistance if you were to talk with them.”

“I can try,” Carmen replied, pulling away so she could pull on her clothes. “You can hardly blame them. Look at what they have had to endure for the past four years. They've been ripped away from everything and everyone they have ever known and used as slaves. This goes against everything we believe in.”

“It has been over a week since we brought them aboard. We have tried to assure them that things will be better. Ha'ven finally ended up sectioning off one of the repair bays.

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