A Star Pilot's Heart by Eva Delaney & Vivi Clarke

Author:Eva Delaney & Vivi Clarke [Delaney, Eva & Clarke, Vivi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-15T07:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Five

Hamal brought the crew together even with death hanging over our heads.

I was still in the cockpit with Antares when Hamal’s calming voice echoed through the Firebrand. “It’s not every day we get to be weightless. Let’s have fun with it.”

“We’re finally pushing Antares out the airlock?” Rux said.

I ground my teeth. Next to me, Mr. Pancake growled.

“No. I’m suggesting a game of blind, weightless tag. Everywhere in the ship except the cargo hold.” Hamal chuckled. “No one will find their way out of there in the dark.”

His voice held such an undercurrent of joy that I couldn’t say no. Besides, I needed to keep the guys distracted for a couple of hours—or until one of Castor’s ships discovered us. Better that they competed than fought.

With the Firebrand growing hotter by the minute, I abandoned my jacket and flight suit for shorts and a tank top. Nobody would see me anyway, so I wouldn’t face the flashes of desire from Polaris, the strange looks from Rux during drills, or the raised eyebrows from Orion. Though I could wear a sack and he’d still grin like he was thinking dirty thoughts.

The problem was, I had those thoughts too. And thanks to the secret compartment, he knew it. And so did Antares.

It was all just a game to a dangerous man like Antares and a cocky, charming one like Orion. But Orion had held me as though I kept him from drowning, and he admitted to the pain of battle. That wasn’t a game, was it?

I pushed along the wall of my cabin until I found the door. I kept my feet parallel to the ground; pretending there was an up and down in zero-G made me less dizzy.

“If you’re tagged, shout your name so we know who to avoid. No touch backs. I’ll be it to start,” Hamal said.

It took three minutes to realize my mistake.

The men had also shed clothes in the 110-degree heat. I bumped into a bare chest and started to ricochet away, but the man wrapped a strong arm around my shoulders and pulled me close.

“Careful now. I don’t want you smashing into a wall,” Hamal rumbled against the top of my head.

My heart pounded loud in my ears. I breathed deep of his warm musk, unable to stop myself.

He jerked as his back hit something. We drifted back the way we came, nestled together. His arm pressed me close to his broad chest.

“You’re it, cupcake,” Hamal whispered. His breath stirred my hair. I trembled with desire and was sure he felt it. “After the mission, we’ll come back to this,” he promised in a low growl and I gasped, half in surprise, half in desire.

Hamal broke our hold, drifting away. Without his touch, I felt empty, cold. Was I truly this desperate?

I tried to ignore it. I’d tag the closest man, then avoid the rest. I didn’t need anything else happening in the warm, sticky dark. “Calpurnia is it,” I shouted and pushed off the nearest wall, hurtling blindly down the corridor.

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