Mark of Eon: Eon Warriors #5 by Hackett Anna

Author:Hackett, Anna
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-28T16:00:00+00:00

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Aydin stood in the shower, steam swirling around him. When he got out, he looked at himself in the mirror.

His scratches were almost healed.

But in his head, all he could see was Jamie asking for his help. Jamie writhing in pain. He saw her panic that she might not walk again. Saw her trust as she drifted off into a healing sleep.

He pressed his hands to the sink and blew out a breath.

He wanted her. He wanted this surly, skittish Terran with nightmare-filled eyes. He wanted to make her smile, relax, laugh.

He thought of his mother, his siblings. For so long, he’d lived for them. To restore their family name.

Letting out another breath, he moved to dress in a clean uniform. Then he headed back to Medical.

When the doors opened, he saw Jamie standing beside her bunk on shaky legs, trying to take a few wobbly steps.

He growled. “Why are you out of bed?”

“I can walk.” Her smile was wide and blinding.

He gripped her around the waist and lifted her back onto the bunk. “Give yourself a bit more time.”

“Aydin, I can walk again.” She pressed her hands to his chest. “Thank you.”

Their noses brushed and they both stilled.

She cleared her throat. “I want to get out of here.”

“Not yet.”

She shot him a look.

His Terran hated when she wasn’t busy. He snatched a tablet off the bench and handed it to her. “Here.”

“What’s this?”

“Translation of the data we got from the Kantos lab, as well as extrapolations from the coordinates that Dass from Daarna gave us about the Kantos ships. That’s not all of it. Caze’s team is still sorting through it all.”

Jamie scrolled through the information while he sat beside her bed. He carefully studied the screens, checking her vitals.

“This is all medical information on their experiments. It’s gibberish to me.” She lowered the tablet. “Doesn’t look like there’s a mention of where they took the helians.”

He shook his head.

“Damn.”

“I have something else for you.”

She raised an eyebrow and he handed her a small, wrapped item. Her fingers stilled on the small parcel. “It isn’t my birthday.”

“Open it.” He hated that a small gift put a stunned look on her face.

She opened the wrapping and then blinked.

It was an Eon knife.

She gasped. “It’s gorgeous, Aydin. You guys sure know how to make weapons.”

He’d known a weapon would put that look on her face. He wanted her to look at him like that one day.

“It’s for you,” he said.

She lifted her head. “I couldn’t.”

He closed her hand over the smooth hilt of the knife. He didn’t tell her that it had belonged to his warrior grandfather. “It’s sleek and dangerous. It suits you.”

She looked torn. She clearly wanted it.

Aydin rose and grabbed his scanner. “I’m going to give you another quick checkup.”

He ran the scanner over her and waited until it beeped.

“No traces of the pollen remaining. In another few hours, the last after effects will be gone.”

“Thank God,” she murmured.

He traced her cheekbone. “I’m very glad that you’re okay, Jamie.

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