Wrapped in Thought by Viola Grace

Author:Viola Grace [Grace, Viola]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, sci-fi, paranormal, shifter
ISBN: 9781771110945
Publisher: eXtasy eBooks
Published: 2012-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

The Dhemon who greeted them was cheerful. It confused Ali as all she had ever learned about the species indicated a propensity toward dour behaviour. Turnari was no exception.

“Good day, Equilar. Who is your companion?”

“Might, this is Aliiva and her…pet.”

Ali smiled and extended her hand to the Dhemon. As Might leaned down to kiss the back of her hand, Baengar growled. “Quiet, Garry. Do excuse him, Might. Equilar has been telling me all about your facility. I would love a tour.”

Might winked. “Echo is waiting to take you on the tour. I will have tea with Equilar and catch up on things.”

They walked together toward the base and made the pretence of polite chit chat. Garry stayed pressed tightly to her side and when they entered the base and passed the first person in the halls, she understood why.

A woman getting bumped by a huge dog was a forgivable collision. She quickly brushed off her hip and apologized, but read the trace and determined the person’s motivation for being at the base.

Divorced, unemployed, sexually excited by being near talents. Everyone had a different reason for seeking a position on Teklan.

When she met Echo in Time, the woman smiled brilliantly and blinked rapidly as Ali made contact with her palm.

“Oh. So nice to meet you, Aliiva.”

“Call me Ali.”

“Then you can call me Echo until we get to know each other better. Who is this fluffy beasty?” The green woman smiled at the canine in front of her.

“Garry. He is all fluff and drool. Just the kind of thing a girl wants to snuggle up with on a cold night.” Ali chuckled at Baengar’s narrow eyed glare.

As they began their tour and Echo noted Garry’s nudging Ali into contact with strangers, she commented, “He seems a little unsteady on his feet.”

Ali nodded sagely. “It’s old age.”

He growled and squished her against the wall.

Echo chortled in amusement. “You two work well together.”

Ali sighed. “Just this once. We don’t really have complementary characteristics. He likes to chase his tail, I like to do crop estimates… It would never work out.”

They worked their way through the base, finally stopping for lunch. Ali asked her new friend. “How many do you think we missed?”

“I don’t know. Let’s get some food and we can start over.”

Knowing a good idea when she heard one, Ali got Garry to sit and went to get him some food before serving herself.

One of the counter staff smiled and looked past her to the animal. “Do you need some raw meat?”

She chuckled and debated it, but he would probably just lick her face with blood. “No, a huge bowl with stew would be great though.”

Ali waited with good cheer and as she took the bowl from the server, she smiled. “Thank you so much. He gets cranky when he is hungry.”

“I understand. I used to have pets on Mechara.”

When she returned to the table, she put the bowl on the table out of reflex. Garry adapted quickly and jumped to one of the chairs, eating with abandon.

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