Outlaw by Angela Verdenius

Author:Angela Verdenius [Verdenius, Angela]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unknown
Published: 2018-05-04T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 10

“Damn them to hell and back!”

Tenia watched Reya in concern. It wasn’t often she saw her sister lose her temper, but this was understandable. “If you explained-”

“No.”

“Reya-”

“No.”

“All right.” Tenia sighed at her sister’s cold expression. “I’m not the enemy, remember?”

“Sorry.” Reya sat on the bunk. “This is becoming messy.”

Tenia chewed a thumb nail. It was a mess. Someone wanted them dead - badly; desperately. Now they were being forced to go to a place where Reya had been humiliated. It was a hell of a mess.

Peering out of the porthole, Reya said quietly, “I’m leaving.”

Somehow, Tenia wasn’t surprised, but her heart plummeted. “You gave your word.”

“This changes things. I go at the first opportunity. Are you coming?”

“What about finding out the truth?”

“We can do that ourselves.”

“How?”

“Somehow,” Reya replied impatiently. “Are you coming with me?”

“We don’t have to do this.”

“I do.”

“Reya…”

“It’s a simple question, Tenia.” Reya turned to face her. “Are you coming?”

She swallowed. “Don’t make me choose.”

“Between the man you love and me?”

She closed her eyes.

“He expects you to follow orders.” Reya’s nostrils flared slightly, a harsh glint in the icy depths of her eyes. “To clip your wings and tame you.”

“He doesn’t. He wouldn’t.” Tenia’s chin rose. “He trusts me.”

“So why must you go where he goes?”

Torn between the sister she loved and the man she was growing to love, she took refuge in anger. “Don’t question me, you don’t have the right!”

“You don’t know yourself what you think or feel. Fretting over some man won’t make you free. You’ll always be under his yoke.”

“Damn it, Reya, again you talk of things you know nothing about.”

“I know where my loyalties lie.”

“Are you saying mine are questionable?”

“I’m saying they’re divided, and that is dangerous and a hindrance to our cause. My loyalties lie with my sister warriors.”

“As do mine.” The underlying meaning wasn’t lost on Tenia, and it hurt. “Do you question that, Reya? Do you honestly think I’d betray them?”

“Not intentionally.” Calm control was back in place. “But your heart is with a man who trusts the Argons, a race I certainly have no faith in. The man you so blindly follow forces us to go to them, no discussion allowed.”

“Get to the point.”

“I won’t go there. I’m going to escape back to my sister warriors, we’ll find the truth ourselves.”

The sisters eyed each other in silence for several seconds, then Reya sat back down on the bunk.

“And?” Tenia questioned softly.

“You must decide if you come or not.”

“You’d go without me?” The pain of that knowledge bit deep. “Really?”

“You’re my sister, I love you.” Reya’s gaze was steady, her expression resolute. “But our path soon comes to a crossroads. It’s not a case of leaving you, but of the path we each choose.”

Even though they’d been separated for a long time, Tenia knew when Reya had made up her mind. The fact that her sister was willing - would choose - to leave without her when they’d only just found each other hurt.

It cut like betrayal.

But was it

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