The Virgin's Cyborg by Candice Gilmer

Author:Candice Gilmer [Gilmer, Candice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Flirtation Publishing

8

Jedriek walked to the door, and he looked back one more time at Eleanor. His hair was not super dark but almost golden-colored, like the sand outside. She took in his form. Being very close to him, and with all they'd been through in the last few hours--had it only been that long--she had not really looked at him.

Granted, he was huge. She felt like he could carry her in one arm. He was so big and thick. His uniform was sculpted to him, like a second skin, and she might have thought it was his skin had she not seen him up close in his ship

And while he could physically dominate her, she didn't feel afraid that he would. He did not have that aura about him. She truly felt like she could trust him. A fascinating thought, since just a few days ago, she would have never expected she would have faith in one to keep her safe. A treaty, yes. Friendly? Sure. But trust with her life? No, that wasn't what she thought she'd be doing today.

Even in an underground shelter. It felt like a buried building. Maybe it was, she didn't know. Quiet. She didn't see any signs that anyone had been at this location for quite a while.

Still, it was clean. Silvery and clean, a little dark, but clean. When she looked closer, she could see remnants of the sand and rock. A sheen of color against the silver and gray of the structures.

Then there was the bed. It was huge. Built for much more giant humanoids, evidently. It felt like she was lying down on a zero-g bed. But not. Like it made a mold of her, and when she moved, the mold adjusted with her movements.

Pretty comfortable.

She needed the sleep. She rolled from her side to her back. Not that the bed didn't do everything possible to make her comfortable, but she couldn't get her mind to calm down and allow herself to sleep.

For one, she was utterly shocked over her day. This morning, she was on transport, coming to negotiate a peace treaty and end the war. Now? She was on a bed, hiding with her Rhimodian protector.

Just in case they were discovered by the ship full of Charro and Terran soldiers--though she only speculated that much, they could have been slaves or something.

Not actual Terran Military.

She shook her head. "It's so funny how you lie to yourself, Eleanor," she whispered. Because she knew what she'd seen. What she saw before, and what she saw now. The Terran military was attacking their own people.

And most likely, her father was involved. If not, the one giving the orders.

She shouldn't be surprised by this.

Really.

The sisters were doing this because they'd witnessed their entire lives what war did to the Terran Empire. How much it could tear them apart. Surely her father wanted to bring peace and prosperity back to their people. She didn't know why this one little war with the Rhimodians took so much from the Terran Empire.

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