Captured by the Hunter by Calle J. Brookes

Author:Calle J. Brookes
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781948328135
Publisher: Lost River Lit Publishing, LLC

46

Joselyn signed rapidly, looking in Emily’s direction. Emily’s idea wouldn’t work. Not without some serious revision, and she told her cousin that.

First, how would they keep the human element away from the Dardaptoan? The possibility was also strong that the research would get crossed. Humans would find it. It was just a matter of time.

Emily nodded. Joselyn watched her cousin’s lips as the other woman spoke. “We’ve thought of that, Joselyn. We are going to have two separate areas of study. Keep a skeleton staff of humans on hand—those with long terms of service, or excellent personnel jackets. Those we know are loyal to Taniss and who can adhere to strict confidentiality clauses. The rest of the staff will be composed of Dardaptoans.”

Joselyn nodded. Then signed and spoke her concerns. “It will be risky. And time consuming.”

Mallory tapped the table in front of her, and Joselyn turned to her redheaded cousin when she felt the vibration. “We’ve thought of that. And we were closing Grandfather’s lab, anyway. Mickey suggested we move the new lab here. And the four of us oversee it.”

Joselyn paused, then asked another question. “And what of the rest of our family? How are we going to explain it to them?”

Emily knocked on the table and Joselyn turned toward her. “It is believable that Mickey and I would want to stay with our new husbands. And they are established here. Rand could take over the main branch. He’s got the capability to do it. If he would.”

Joselyn still had her reservations, but it was obvious the other three women were resolute. “I am in. But you are going to have a difficult time convincing my dad and the rest of the family. You know how they can be.”

Mallory signaled and Joselyn turned to her.. “We know. But what other choices do we have? There are several issues we still need to work out. But we want you to head the medical research. Keep a very close eye on all of it. Just in case.”

Could she do it?

It was basically similar to what she had already planned, only now the rest of the family would be involved. It would be permanent. It wouldn’t just be her doing research and tiny experiments with Dardaptoan or human blood.

Not visiting. Staying.

It would be an entire facility devoted to medical research, designed solely for benefiting the Dardaptoan people.

She pushed the partially empty plate of fish and fruits away. She wasn’t hungry any longer. She had a lot of thinking to do.

Cormac’s hand wrapped around hers, a move she definitely hadn’t expected.

She’s almost forgotten that he and his pals were present, so focused on her cousins as she had been. They had stayed silent—as far as she could tell—letting Mallory and Emily dominate the signed conversation. There was no way they were happy with this development. It just wasn’t possible.

They’d taken them to kill them, after all. Not bring their entire world to Dardanos.

Yet that was exactly what was happening.

Nothing was making sense to her anymore.

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