Arantxa by T J Quinn

Author:T J Quinn [Quinn, T J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Arantxa must have fallen asleep at some point, out of sheer exhaustion, because next time she opened her eyes, it was daytime, and she was still alone in the shelter.

She guessed his friends hadn’t shown up yet and she sighed worried as she stared at the green roof, not sure she liked the idea of going back to the Paklyors lair to try and find his communication device.

She wanted to be as far away as possible from those dreaded monsters.

Korben hadn’t said he would take her with him, but there was no way she was staying behind, all alone.

She came out of the shelter and stretched her body, still feeling a bit sore and tired. Korben was down by the water, completely naked, bathing.

A wave of lust swiveled up around her, making her gasp and sending her heart into a frantic pace. His muscled body was impressive, breathtaking in its perfection, and she remembered how it felt to caress his skin, and feel his strength.

Damn… she shouldn’t feel that way over a guy she hardly knew and because she would have to say goodbye to him in a few days. But she did and hiding her feelings suddenly became her priority task. She could live with him, not knowing just how he affected her.

So, she turned around to get back to the shelter when he spoke to her.

“Good, you’re awake. I’ll be right there,” he said, turning his head to look at her.

“Take your time,” she said, not daring to look at him, as she took a seat on a rock, not far from the stream.

She heard when he came out of the water and put on his clothes before he took a seat in front of her.

“Here, you need to eat,” he handed her yet another energy bar.

She was starting to hate those things.

“Now that we’re here, what’s the plan?” she asked him after she ate her bar and drank some water.

“I’m starting to think something went really wrong after I left the Paklyors’ lair with you,” he confessed, with a slight frown. “We should have spotted one of Suriak’s probes by now, but so far, we haven’t.”

“So, we’re on our own?” she asked, her heart drumming at a frantic rhythm.

“For now, yes, I would say so… that’s why I’m considering going back to their lair and trying to find a way to get in touch with my crew,” he said, in a somber tone.

“No… there has to be another way,” she rejected the idea, plainly. “I’m not going anywhere near those creatures and I’m not staying here alone, either… it’s too dangerous,” she added as visible shudders of dread shook her body. “You have no idea what they are capable of…”

“What other option is there? This planet is too primitive. We won’t find the technology we need to get in touch with my friends unless we get into one of their lairs,” he pointed out, in a stern tone.

“Can’t we wait a few more days?” she asked, wriggling her hands nervously.

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