Starlaw by Candace Sams

Author:Candace Sams
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2014-04-18T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

With minimal time, the healing properties of the unit did their job. The pain suffered was only a memory but Darius knew how close he’d been to death. Unsure exactly when he’d become so careless of his own life, he evaluated the future and what he wanted from it.

After being released from the med bay, he’d taken up duties again with many congratulatory comments being offered. The daring and spontaneous nature of the mission wasn’t lost on his crew. Down to the last man and women, each was in awe of Laurel Blake and how an untrained, backward Earther so easily managed to thwart the threat to their superior’s life. Darius, too, was heaped with accolades for his having endured such atrocious behavior. With every tribute, he was quick to remind his crew that no one achieved anything without the help of all.

Secretly, he burned at the thought of having been rescued by a woman who—even as he watched her join newly-made friends among the crew at meal times, and in the recreation area of the ship—was still unable to open intricate hatches, operate certain food dispensary machines, or figure out what to do with her day without help. He’d watched her accept aid from others, help she’d never request of him. But then she’d pointedly kept out of his way. The woman even went so far as to get up and leave the galley when he approached her table. Even common cordiality was lost between them. There were certainly no more questioning, warm stares sent his way.

She was as angry with him as he was with her. But where her ire was directed at his tactless comments—made out of fear for her life—his outrage originated from the terror of losing someone he now cared for deeply, just as he’d lost Astral. And even as he recognized the foolhardiness of her actions, that part of him where fairness dwelled felt shame. He shouldn’t have been so harsh. What was it about her that made him want to either strangle or embrace her depending on the moment or the situation? And why had he so willingly walked into what he’d innately known was a trap? There’d been other ways to handle the situation. And though Char might not have agreed, those alternates would have been vastly safer for all concerned.

The more he thought on the subject during the long hours alone in his quarters, the more he realized the answer. Guilt still ate every waking moment of his life.

Astral and Kyrie were dead. He was alive and nothing was ever going to bring his family back. There were nights in the past when he believed death was the only solution to the pain. But then everything changed once Goll had been captured, and that Earther torpedoed into his life.

Now, every waking moment was consumed with thoughts of where she was, what she was doing, who she was with, and how was she getting along. Sadly, his poor behavior put her in no mood to seek his company.

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