Heretic by Cyndi Friberg

Author:Cyndi Friberg [Friberg, Cyndi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Alpha Hero, alien romance, futuristic, space opera, alien invasion, alpha male
Publisher: Anything-but-Ordinary Books
Published: 2018-04-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Needing the focus of deep meditation, Arton carefully disentangled himself from Lily’s warm body and scooted out of bed. They’d spent the past five hours alone in his cabin, laughing and talking like old friends. They ate dinner practically naked, then shared pleasure for the third time. It was amazing how easily she was able to...light his darkness. The phrase sounded foolish even in his mind, but that was what she did. She radiated warmth, hope and happiness, and his anger and bitterness just seemed to evaporate.

She’d said the first step toward healing was wanting the bitterness gone. He’d never cared if he was bitter before. In fact, it worked to his advantage to stay angry all the time. But Lily shouldn’t be burdened with a bitter, angry male. She deserved someone who could see the joy in life and make her laugh whenever she became discouraged. Someone like Dr. Dimples.

Arton tensed. Just thinking of her in the arms of anyone else made him aggressive. He had no idea why, but she’d accepted his claim and he was determined to keep her!

He couldn’t think about this right now. Jillian’s life was on the line and the transformation program was on hold until the Ghost Guide issue was resolved.

With his purpose renewed, he walked into the living room. He grabbed the uniform pants he’d discarded earlier and stepped into them. At times clothes were distracting, but right now being naked reminded him of the warm, willing female sleeping in his bed.

He moved to the far corner of the cabin, away from everything and sat down, facing the walls. His legs were folded in front of him and he closed his eyes, tuning out his surroundings entirely. The trance came quickly. He’d had decades of practice to perfect the technique.

Releasing his inner being, he drifted through the vast currents of time and space, allowing himself a moment to acclimate. His awareness expanded beyond corporeal senses, yet without sensory input it was harder to understand what he perceived.

Slowly, he summoned a detailed image of the Triumphant into his mind. The ship was massive, one of the largest and most sophisticated ships the Rodyte military had ever produced. Arton sensed the ship in the distance, the energy of thousands of lives pulsing with myriad emotions. Ambition and impatience wrapped around hope and wistfulness. Rushing. People spent so much of their lives hurrying from one place to another. He propelled himself toward the target, dreading what came next.

Sedrik, the oldest and most successful of the three Lux brothers. He was also the most like their father. They were both career military, patriotic and sanctimonious. But Kryton Lux had been elite, privileged and powerful, his success assured from birth. Sedrik, on the other hand, was battle born. He had fought, in fact, kicked and clawed for everything he’d ever accomplished. In a rare moment of brutal honesty, Arton admitted that there was much about Sedrik to admire.

There was also much to resent.

Setting aside both extremes, Arton focused on Sedrik without feeling anything at all.

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