Protector by Luke Norris

Author:Luke Norris [Norris, Luke]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781793310187
Published: 2019-01-05T22:00:00+00:00

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SPACE PROGRAM

The air felt electric, and clouds hung low over the huge compound Shael now called home. The atmosphere was charged, but it wasn’t an electrical storm from the black mountains. It was him. Oliver was to fault for the sense of excitement. She saw how contagious he was around the others.

Even right now, as she watched Oliver from across the compound, a young engineer was subtly trying to be closer to him, just to have a small exchange. It was a woman, petite with blonde hair tied in a bun. She’d clearly had her overall’s seams taken in at the waist to accentuate her frame. Shael frowned. That hussy.

In that moment Oliver looked up and stared directly at Shael. Her heart jumped. She felt like he’d caught her red-handed in the middle of her thoughts. He stood some moments, then pulled the goggles of his greasy face leaving two clean rings. It made her furious that he had caught her in this moment. She didn’t let a trace of this show on her face.

Oliver raised his hand to wave, his white teeth were accentuated against his oil-smeared cheeks as he grinned at her innocently. His dark hair was swept in matted strands across his forehead. Some strange conflict within stopped her from returning the gesture. She stood stoically giving no hint of a smile or warmth, and she hated herself for it. His smile faded, and he dropped his hand.

Shael felt the sudden pang of deprivation as he turned back to the young woman, and focused his attention on her while she looked up at him, talking animatedly. Why was she standing so close? It was completely unprofessional.

Shael was surprised to find her jaw was so tight her teeth were grinding and was shocked at the violent thoughts she felt toward the young engineer? She wanted to claw her face and throw her on the dirt. At the same time it was coupled with the excitement she felt when uncovering an artifact, but deeper, it went to the base of her navel. Shael’s body was completely still as she contemplated these thoughts. No hint of her inner turmoil was visible to anybody watching her.

The young woman laughed at something Oliver said, it was an exaggerated movement. Oliver seemed surprised, then grinned back. Enough! Shael was spurred forward and found herself striding across the yard before she realized what she was doing. She wore her high leather exploration boots that her loose pants were tucked into. On her top, she wore a simple white singlet. Both Oliver and the girl looked up at Shael striding purposefully toward them. Shael realized for the first time as she closed the distance between them that she had nothing in particular to say. She checked her pace slightly.

“Oliver!” she said sternly. Damn, she was still frowning.

Both the woman and Oliver turned and waited expectantly. Oliver slid oily gloves of his hands raising his eyebrows earnestly. “Shael,” he said enthusiastically. “I was just explaining to

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