Taken: Warriors of Hir, Book 2 by Danes Willow

Author:Danes, Willow [Danes, Willow]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Here Be Dragons
Published: 2015-01-30T08:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

Hope fought the urge to rub her newly healed shoulder. The medcomp’s treatment had been a cakewalk, not just pain free—for once!—but with R’har’s soothing growls and explanation of what was going to happen before the med comp did it, almost anxiety free.

Her shoulder didn’t hurt now exactly; it just felt sore, as if she’d spent the day at the gym doing side raises or something. Still, massaging it might help . . .

She glanced at R’har. One tiny indication that everything wasn’t sunshine and rainbows and he’d have her right back in that thing. And she had gotten to know g’hir facial expressions a whole lot better since he’d captured her

“So how long?” she asked.

His bright gaze, puzzled now, met hers. “How long for what, little one?”

“Till that Zerar warship figures out they should be looking on Olari for us.”

His shoulders fell. “I thought—”

“What? That I’d forgotten about them? That maybe they forgot about us?”

“That perhaps I could shield you,” he said with a sigh.

Hope folded her arms. “From what? Reality?”

“From . . .” He gave a frustrated huff. “You should even now be safely within the borders of the Yir enclosure—not here on this abandoned colony with a warship lurking above! It is my task, my duty, to keep you safe and I—”

“You didn’t put me in danger. They—the Zerar—did. That’s why we’re here.”

R’har’s hands clenched. “You should not be here,” he growled quietly.

Hope indicated the sleeping quarters with a glance. “What now? Are we going to stay here till we’re rescued?”

His gaze met hers and she had her answer.

“No,” she said for him, and passed her hand over her eyes. “Because if the Zerar do look for us, staying with the ship is the best way to get captured.”

“We must gather supplies from the ship and forest,” he rumbled. “It is the safest way.”

“Forest—as in wander from place to place and sleep in a tent?”

“G’hir have an instinct to travel,” he said, sounding a bit surprised that she wasn’t jumping at the chance. “We find it very pleasant.”

“Yeah,” she muttered. “You know what humans enjoy? Houses. With hot running water. And beds. You know why I booked that three-bedroom-with-Jacuzzi-and-gourmet-kitchen cabin, R’har? Because I hate camping. I also happen to suck at it.”

“I will make a sleeping place for us under the stars and though I am new to mating I promise I will do all I can”—R’har gave a slow smile that made her center tighten—“to see you enjoy it.”

Then, suddenly, she caught what he’d said.

“Wait—What do you mean you’re new at it? You don’t mean new new?”

His glowing eyes blinked.

“As in—” Hope got out. “This morning with me . . . that was your first time? Ever?”

His cheeks flushed. “I have brought myself to release.”

“No not—I mean, with a woman—I’m your first?”

“Of course,” he said, surprised.

Because most of the g’hir women are dead!

“I, uh—” Hope swallowed hard. “I guess I just wasn’t thinking.”

“They told me it was likely you would have had other lovers before me,” he growled quietly.

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