DangerouslyForever by A.M. Griffin

Author:A.M. Griffin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ellora's Cave Publishing Inc.
Published: 2014-12-17T05:00:00+00:00

The first thing he did after she fell asleep was liberate his blaster from her grasp. Seeing as how she now patted herself down looking for it, he knew it had been the right thing to do. She’d been threatening to kill him all day long, and now that she thought she no longer needed his help, he didn’t want to give her a means to do it.

“Why did you bring us here?” she asked when she realized the blaster was gone.

Her eyes were red, as if she could use more sleep. But tired or not, they assessed every move he made with fierce calculation.

He dropped his hands to his sides, letting her know he wouldn’t try to reach for her again.

“It’s somewhere Alharad would never look for you and one of the only places he would dare not venture.”

She took a step back, out of his reach, and looked around. “Why? What’s so special about this place?”

“It’s my personal sanctuary. I’ve paid a considerable amount of funds for this land. The next dwelling would take two rotations to travel to on foot. The only visitors I get here are invited.”

She looked back to him as if making sure he hadn’t moved then looked around again. He wondered how his land looked through her eyes. What would she think of him now? Did she see him as a recluse? His family and friends didn’t understand why he chose to spend his free time in such a desolate place. They didn’t understand his need for silence or space every now and then.

“You could’ve told me instead of tricking me.”

“I didn’t trick you. Nothing I’ve said or done was a trick.”

“Alharad won’t come here?”

“No.”

“He might. You took off with three of his slaves.”

He gave a small chuckle. “No. One of his slaves took me hostage while escaping with two other slaves.”

Her gaze shifted. He could almost see her thinking about her situation.

“Wouldn’t this be the first place he’d look? I mean, if this really is your house?”

He shook his head. “I would never bring someone who was holding me hostage to this place.”

“Alharad might not know that.”

“Alharad will ask around and find out. Thesan will have provided him with some false information by now. You and the children are safe.”

They stood in uncomfortable silence until she nodded her head.

“Are we ready to proceed?”

“For now.” She brushed past him. “And I’d like my blaster back.”

He caught up to her. “You don’t have a blaster. I have a blaster.”

“How am I going to protect myself and the kids?”

“That’s my job.”

She looked at him. “No, it’s not.”

They reached the entrance. “Yes, it is.”

“It was your job to get us here.” She humphed and muttered something under her breath. “You could’ve woken me up.”

“You needed the rest.”

Before falling into a deep slumber, she’d mumbled that she hadn’t needed a nap. Her sleep hadn’t been peaceful at all. She’d tossed and turned and talked to herself. The only reason she hadn’t fallen out of her seat was because of her safety harness.

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