Gamma Rift by Kalli Lanford

Author:Kalli Lanford [Lanford, Kalli]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: alien;abduction;prisoner;dissection;horror;romance;king;prince;interplanetary;sci fi;science fiction;romance;torture;gamma ray;radiation;experiment;New Adult;terror;space ship;fish out of water;different worlds;race against time;love;NA;Entangled;Embrace;Kalli Lanford
Goodreads: 25988504
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2015-08-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Garran

“Damn, when did this happen?”

“Slaine said about an hour ago.” Lestra plopped down on my bed and leaned against a head cube.

“That bastard. He better not a lay a hand on her again. Now he might want to kill her even sooner than planned. I’m surprised he didn’t do it right there, but then again, that wouldn’t have been as fun as doing it in the lab,” I said sarcastically, remembering the tray of torture devices my father had ready for the Trispian. “My father deserved a punch in the chest and more.”

“She dishonored him and in front of two people. Four days remain before her execution and dissection, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he changes that.”

“Then I need to get her out of there as soon as possible.”

“Yeah, and then what? Your shell scan can’t activate any of the ships in your father’s fleet.”

“I know. I’d have to hide her until it does.”

“You can’t keep it here. Your sister already suspects…”

“I know.” I stared up at my stone ceiling, following its gentle curve at the top of each wall. So many thoughts shot through my mind I could barely speak. And then I thought of the perfect place. “The Ring of Reverence.”

“What? You can’t take her there! It’s not allowed.” Lestra jumped from my bed to face me.

“No one would know.”

“But it would be a desecration, a snub at the Enestian legacy. Where’s your Enestian pride, Garran?”

“Pride? There’s no pride in watching a fellow being die. She’d be safe there.”

“And where would she sleep?” Lestra scoffed.

“A portable dome. I’d pitch it on a rock sheet, so she’d stay dry and warm during the rains.”

“You’d seriously do that for it? Risk punishment and banishment? Let it live in one of Enestia’s most sacred places?”

“Yes.”

“But for how long? It could be months before your father grants you access to a ship—that is if he ever does.”

“He will, and I will take care of her for as long as it takes.”

“What is it with you and that thing? I still don’t understand how can you care about it so much.”

“I can’t help how I feel. I can’t explain it.”

“I can.” Lestra’s face shimmered under the light in my room. Apparently she’d been applying shell powder to more than just her arms. “It’s called pity. That’s what you’re feeling, and you’re mistaking it for something else.”

“It’s not pity. It’s…something more.” But did I dare tell her what?

Lestra turned her back to me and sighed, making a whistling sound of air through shell.

Damn. The last thing I needed was a pissed off Timuary in my room. “Lestra, come on. I, I don’t know how to explain it, but I feel like I have a special connection with her, like we’re more similar than we are different.” She crossed her arms with a clack. “We have a special connection, too, just in a different way. I care about you. I need you. You know how important you are to me.”

“Yeah, well apparently my

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