For the King by Reagan Woods

Author:Reagan Woods [Woods, Reagan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Reagan Woods
Published: 2019-12-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 35

“You can’t seriously th-.”

Zocan cut Lyon off with a sharp, “Ssst.” His skin stretched tight over his body, and he felt edgy.

They were walking down the hall away from the cabin - and an unhappy Nora - toward the bridge. They couldn’t know if Natar and Z’cari were monitoring their conversation, but they needed to sort a few things out between them. With the translation system running in every area of the ship, it was more than possible that the pair could keep tabs on everything happening on the ship without any overt effort.

If Natar and Z’cari were listening, they knew that Zocan and Lyon had located the homing beacon in Nora’s boot. Natar’s vehement belief in Nora’s guilt would boil over. Z’cari, though seemingly less rabid about Nora, would stand by his mate.

Even Zocan had to admit she was an enigma. She struggled to operate the admittedly complex tech used to pilot the ship; however, her story of escaping the Doranos, Jorkan, wasn’t possible if she couldn’t fly. Despite that and other conflicts, something about her made him want to believe her.

Zocan didn’t know if he could trust his instincts where Nora was concerned. He knew Lyon was incapable of impartiality in the matter. His mate already wanted to scoop her up and take her straight to the Lyaran enclave where she would be coddled in the bosom of their people.

Until he was certain Lyon could be rational about the female, Zocan would have to reason his way through the situation alone. It wasn’t outside the realm of possibility that Natar and/or Z’cari had planted the homing device on Nora. Why the mated pair would aid and abet the Emperor Hash-Hanwas another puzzle. He was the mortal enemy of all Lyarans. Yet, the two had been away from civilized people for a very long time. It was hard to say how that affected their loyalties.

His temples throbbed and he knew he would face an epic migraine soon. He wanted to sit everyone down and demand answers, but he knew that would make him appear weak and uncertain. He couldn’t afford that.

“Hold up a moment, love,” Lyon murmured, an insistent hand encircling Zocan’s wrist.

Zocan stopped. Deliberately, he relaxed his tense shoulders before turning a carefully neutral face to his partner. Now was not the time to argue and he was certain Lyon was going to force the issue, to demand that Nora be released, et cetera.

“Wait here a moment. Please.” He released Zocan after a quick squeeze of fingers and jogged away down the hall.

Zocan didn’t wonder where he’d gone for long before Lyon’s brisk bootsteps announced his return. “What’s all this?” He asked as Lyon unfolded a fist to present a small, clear pressure syringe.

“Headache remedy from the supply closet,” he answered with a wry smile. “I can see it brewing from here, darling.” He paused. His golden eyes seemed to see more than Zocan wanted to reveal. “Works quickest when it goes in the carotid,” he advised gently, pressing the capped syringe into Zocan’s limp hand.

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