Daegan by Veronica Scott

Author:Veronica Scott
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Jean D Walker
Published: 2019-11-13T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

Of course she did eventually drift off to sleep after the lovemaking session. MARL must have been waiting because no sooner had she pillowed her head on Daegan’s shoulder and shut her eyes than the cloud of pink and orange took over her brain.

“The Alpha here is ready to bring his men and join us,” she said, averting her eyes from a blob of unnamable color offending her human sensibilities. “Any news on the storm or the plan?”

“The storm remains steady in its progress and is due to hit in three days, although you may see heavy wind and waves in advance.” MARL then had technical questions about where exactly in the facility Daegan expected the various groups of prisoners to be held, and especially where the cubs would be.

Next thing she knew, Flo was waking up to sunshine spilling through the door of their hut and Daegan sitting on the edge of the bed, fully dressed, watching her with his brow furrowed in a frown.

“What is it? What’s wrong?” she asked. When she sat up, she saw a huge bouquet of vivid purple and orange flowers stuffed into an empty nutrient drink container. “Oh, for me?”

He nodded. “I said you deserved flowers—I wanted you to see this island has its own beauty your valley to the north can’t match, not in my heart anyway. It’s been my prison my entire life, but it’s home in many ways.”

She reached to cover his hand with hers. “When the war with the Khagrish and their allies is over, maybe we can come back here for a vacation.”

“I was concerned for you,” he said, changing the subject abruptly. “I woke right before dawn and you were lying there as if you were in a coma. You acted distressed and I couldn’t awaken you no matter what I did, so finally I held you and prayed to the goddess whatever was happening would subside.“

“I’m fine.” Her hand seemed to go of its own accord to the spot on the back of her neck where MARL had inserted the implant and she rubbed her neck as if to soothe stiffness. “The pack was communicating with me via the AI.”

“Anything I need to know before I head out?” he asked.

“Nothing new. I told them you were all in and we were awaiting instructions. MARL said the storm is tracking on schedule.”

“I’ll be on the lab all day, working on storm preparations. All the Badari will be, so you should be safe from Wint. I’ll be back before sundown and then we’ll have to think of something to do.” He gave her a mock leer, running his hand up her naked leg. “What will you do today?”

“Probably check in on the other women, maybe go sit at the beach.” She shrugged. “Inaction chafes on me. One good thing about being on call at the valley as a pilot—I’m always going out on sorties or training runs. Not much downtime.”

“We’re almost done with it here,” he said. “If your people intend to invade the day after the storm ends.

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