Desolation by KD Jones

Author:KD Jones [Jones, KD]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, mobi
Publisher: KD Jones Publishing
Published: 2014-10-05T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

The pounding on his door made him growl. Liam didn’t even bother to cover himself as he swung his legs off the bed and stormed to the door. He almost pulled the thing off its hinges. “What?”

Jared stood on the other side of the door. “You need to come to my office now.”

“Fine.” He closed the door and went back to grab a pair of uniform pants. He slid them on, then crossed the room to Maggie and leaned down to give her a kiss.

“What’s going on?” Maggie asked drowsily.

“Nothing. Jared needs to see me for a few minutes.”

She half-sat up on her elbows. “I can be ready in five minutes.”

“No, you stay here and get lots of sleep. I plan to keep you busy for a good, long while.” He kissed her forehead and stared down at her drowsy face. She was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. Every instinct in him demanded he return to her arms. But he had to push those thoughts aside for now. He finished getting dressed and left his bedroom, closing the door quietly.

His father and Jared were both waiting for him in Jared’s office. “What was so important that you dragged me from my asawani?”

His father frowned. “You mated her already?”

“Of course he did. I could hear him mating her all night long. You missed it because you didn’t come home until just now.”

Liam growled at Jared. “You don’t talk about my mating Maggie ever. Mind your own business.”

“This is not what we are here to discuss. Jared, tell your brother what you discovered.” His father used his authoritative voice, which was always hard to argue with.

Jared pulled up something on his computer tablet. “I ran a DNA test and put it through the database we received from the humans. I found a match.”

“I don’t know what that means,” Liam said impatiently.

His father sat down and motioned for him to do the same. Liam reluctantly took a seat. Jared explained further.

“It means that she has family who are alive and living in the dome. In fact, they live in dome fifty-seven, in the same city Maggie has been living in for five years.”

“Well, that’s good news. She might appreciate meeting some family members.” He saw the look his father and Jared exchanged. “What haven’t you told me?”

“Why did she not tell you her full name when you first met her?” his father asked.

Liam shrugged. “From my short visit down in the subway system, none of the tribe members referred to one another using full or last names. They only called one another by their first names. After five years, it would become natural to them. What does her name have to do with anything?”

His father nodded at Jared to continue. “Her full name is Margaret May James. Her father is Colonel David James, the leader of dome fifty-seven.”

“Shit!”

***

Maggie had expected Liam to be right back, so she remained in the bed naked, hoping they could explore one another more. When he still hadn’t returned after two hours, she decided to take that long bath she had wanted.

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