Stop (Cold Mark Book 3) by Scarlett Dawn

Author:Scarlett Dawn [Dawn, Scarlett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-02-04T08:00:00+00:00

Down to the five of us, plus guards, all the Plumas and I walked as unobtrusively as we could down the wide streets of Center. I ogled the wares through the windows, pointing at small music boxes or men’s dress slacks I would love to have for my own—all the women’s clothing were dresses or skirts.

Bless Mother Joyal! I skipped inside a store where I noticed what was damn near a myth to Humans. I pointed. “I want that.”

Malik stared. “No.”

“Come on. They are literally near extinction on Joyal. Humans only brought a few from Earth during The Travel.”

“No,” Leo reiterated his other half’s dictate. “Hell, no.”

Malik grunted, nodding. He actually started to turn away.

I grabbed ahold of his hand and jerked him back around. With much patience, I ignored Killeg snickering a foot away. I pointed again. “I want that.”

Malik sighed heavily, running his fingers through his long black hair. “Why?”

“Because it’s cute.” I shrugged, bending to stare into the cage. I stuck my fingers through the holes, waggling it at the bundle of energy inside. “I’ve always wanted one, but only the politicians were allowed to have them on Joyal.”

Leo bent at the waist, staring inside the cage. His nose crinkled. “It stinks.”

“This whole shop stinks,” I argued. “It’s not just this one.”

Malik joined Leo and me as we stared inside the cage. “We already have a pet.”

I blinked. “An animal that eats severed arms is not a pet.” I paused, curious. “What kind of animal is Blaze, anyway?”

Together, they stated easily, “A Lavano.”

I almost lost it right there. My jaw dropped open, and I shot a hurried glare where Phila had abruptly joined Killeg in laughing quietly. They had better not say a damn word, my experience with ‘Charlie’ not one I wanted to explain right now. Recovering swiftly, I turned back to what an actual pet was. I wiggled my finger inside the cage and soft fur brushed up against it. A tentative lick had ensued before it rubbed its head against my skin. “Aww! How adorable. Oh, I have to have it!”

Malik and Leo both groaned as they stood to their full heights.

Leo crooked a finger at an attendant, stating loudly, “We’ll take this dog, ma’am.”

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