Deadly Pursuit by Nina Croft

Author:Nina Croft
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Published: 2011-11-19T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

He could still smell her arousal in the air, stirring his blood.

They hadn’t spoken since he’d fastened her dress. Now, as the ship settled on the soft sand of the moon’s surface, he switched off the engine and glanced sideways to where she sat strapped into the seat beside him. Alex faced straight ahead, a fixed expression on her small face.

She thought she was falling in love with him.

Even if she stayed, he couldn’t offer her anything except a very likely death.

Nothing had changed, and everything had changed.

He wanted to be angry. But he also wanted to understand.

“Why ?” he asked.

She turned and blinked as if coming out of a trance. “Sorry?”

“You told me you always planned to go back—what I don’t understand is, why? Once you got away, why not turn your back on the whole rotten lot of them? Don’t tell me you actually believe the crap the Church spouts.”

“Most of the crap, and most of the time, no—I don’t believe it. But a lot of people do. The Church gives hope to many.”

“Yeah, and it kills a whole load more.”

“That’s my point. I’ve done a lot of thinking and reading since I’ve been away, and I’ve come to realize that the main reason I was so unhappy was because I was a drone. I did what they told me to do, and it all felt so futile. But it doesn’t have to be like that.”

“You reckon you can change things?”

She nodded, and some of the animation returned to her face. “Generations ago, the High Priestess had more power than the High Priest. Something happened, and she became a mere figurehead. I’m going to change that. I’m going to get the power back and make things better.”

“Jesus,” he muttered. “I knew you were naive the first moment I saw you. People don’t want things better. People want money, power, and immortality.”

“Is that what you want?”

The truth was, he no longer knew what he wanted. Right from the start, she’d confused him, twisted his thoughts, and made him believe that things could be different. He could be different.

None of that changed the fact that he couldn’t protect her from the Collective or the Church hell bent to have her back under their thumb. An image of his slaughtered pack flashed across his mind. He’d been their alpha—it had been his job to protect them, and they had died. All but him. He couldn’t keep her safe. This time, he doubted he could keep himself safe.

The best he could hope to do was go into hiding, but the Collective wielded so much power that eventually he would be found. Unless he kept moving, kept running. What sort of life was that?

She was so young. At least this way she would have a life.

“I just want to be left alone.”

Her lips tightened then she visibly relaxed. “Well, that’s good because in a few minutes, I’ll be leaving you alone for good.”

“Off to save mankind.” Why couldn’t he leave it alone? He was goading her but couldn’t seem to stop.

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