Erin M. Leaf by Joyful Devastation

Author:Joyful Devastation [Joyful Devastation]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Theo stroked Bea’s hair, trying to hide his worry. He knew he wasn’t entirely successful when Gideon glanced at him, silver flashing at the back of his blue eyes. Theo shook his head. The past day and night had been insane. Devastating. And even so, the thing that most freaked him out wasn’t the alien invasion of Earth, or the trip to another planet, it was the silver flashing at the back of his best friend’s eyes. My lover’s eyes, he forced himself to think.

“We won’t be able to rest for long,” Gideon said quietly.

Bea sighed and pulled the cover up a little more. “What’s going to happen?”

“I’m sure Eran will be here soon,” Gideon replied.

Not really an answer. Theo didn’t want to think about what came next. As a cop, he knew that when the shit hit the fan, usually more unpleasant shit followed. Never good news.

“I remember more now,” Gideon murmured.

“About your childhood?” Bea asked.

He nodded. “I remember my fathers putting on their armor. And my mother. She had red hair. And blue eyes.”

Theo smiled. “You take after her.”

Gideon shrugged. “I guess.”

“We can’t stay here,” Bea said quietly. “Can we?”

Theo wanted to. He wanted to never leave this quiet place, but he knew she was right. “What else can we do? I don’t even know how we’d get back to Earth. Or what we think we could possibly do when we get there,” he said, wanting to at least say it, even if he didn’t believe it.

Gideon went tense under Theo’s shoulder.

Damn, Theo thought.

“What’s wrong?” Bea asked, turning towards them. Theo cursed silently as she went from somewhat relaxed to worried. Her beautiful grey eyes were mostly silver now, probably from the bonding.

Gideon sat up. “I remember something else.”

Theo recognized the look on his partner’s face. It was the bad look. The one that said run before we get killed. “What do you remember?” he asked, steeling himself.

“I remember a weapon. My mother was a scientist. She’d bring me to the lab with her while she worked on it. No one else knew about it. Only my fathers.”

“What kind of weapon?” Bea’s voice was soft. Controlled. Theo knew she was trying not to get too hopeful. Or too worried.

One glance at Gideon told Theo she was right to worry.

After a long, tense moment, Gideon finally answered. “A doomsday weapon.” He looked at them, blue eyes flashing silver-bright in the morning sunlight. “One that might kill the Sitnam. All of them.”

****

Theo watched Gideon put on his clean clothes. Eran had returned them a short while ago and brought food. When Gideon asked him about the weapon, the Numah hadn’t known anything about it.

“But what about the door at the top of the complex? The silver door?” Gideon asked.

Eran bowed his head. “I cannot enter that door. No one can.” When he straightened up, his eyes were blank. That alone convinced Theo that Eran suspected what was behind the door. “Only the bonded trio of Cearvall can open that door.

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