Crath by Laurann Dohner

Author:Laurann Dohner [Dohner, Laurann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Laurann Dohner
Published: 2023-03-27T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Crath managed to swim through the water holding a limp Kelsey against him, using his other arm to shove floating vegetation out of the way. He made it to where the pool ended at solid rock, desperate to get his female to safety.

He managed to position Kelsey over his shoulder, careful to keep her face out of the water. He tossed off the bag he’d turned into a backpack, not caring where it landed. He heard it thud against a solid surface, and that was good enough. Then he managed to get them both out of the pool.

Beyond the edge of the rock lay a spongy-looking ground. He had seen something similar on other worlds in underground caverns. Most were forms of edible fungus. Even if it was poisonous, the blanket Kelsey had been wearing would protect them from contact. The emergency blanket didn’t appear to have gotten too wet as he ripped it off his head, using both hands to open it and drop it on the ground, careful not to move too much and let Kelsey roll off his shoulder. He carefully lowered to his knees and very gently placed her on the blanket.

Kelsey remained unconscious, but at least she breathed.

He shook her lightly. “Wake up!” Crath removed his band from her upper arm and secured it to his wrist, running the light all over Kelsey to seek injuries. Her lower legs in the front showed fresh scratches from her leap across the gap in the tunnel.

He carefully rolled her over. The bandaging he’d put on her after he’d gotten her to the shuttle were a soaked mess that he easily removed from her hands and the back of her thigh. Those earlier injures were healed, with only slight bruising remaining in those areas. The ones on her back from the stunner hits would still need the medical android on The Vorge to heal quickly.

“Kelsey, my heart, please wake.” He returned her to her back. The thin gown she wore was soaked and had become transparent. It was colder than her body. He quickly used his nails to rip away the garment.

He studied her face, purposely avoiding staring at her nude form out of respect. She appeared no more paler than normal, but her lips had a blue tint. They hadn’t before she’d gone into the water. He’d learned all he could about humans, so he knew what the color signified. “You’re too cold.”

He twisted around, grabbing the bag and ripping open the top that he’d tied closed. The material tore but he didn’t care. His clothing and boots he’d shoved inside had remained dry. Crath gently crawled on top of Kelsey, tucking his clothing against her sides to cover the skin his body couldn’t, before lowering himself over her.

“This is not how I fantasized us enjoying this position. You should be awake and touching me.” He adjusted, making certain not to crush her smaller body while trying to press as much of his skin against hers as possible.

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