Paranormal Dating Agency: Taming Their Talons (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Marianne Morea

Author:Marianne Morea [Morea, Marianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2018-04-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

They followed Gerri through the busy transport hub, ducking floating luggage carts and whizzing transportation bots until they came to an elevator bank at the opposite of the crowded port.

“Nice, a palace built on top of an outer space Penn Station. Must be convenient for the king and his court to get back and forth from wherever,” Valerie said, her eyes trying to take in as much as she could in the chaos.

Vikter grinned. “Alyx and Bella and the other royal families have a private dock in a separate hub. The palace is connected, but only through a specific lift system.” He spread an arm out to an ornate set of silver doors set into a chrome façade.

The doors slid open immediately, as if waiting for them specifically. “Cool. Elevators on demand. Imagine that,” Valerie joked.

“The lift was programmed to recognize you. Mrs. Wilder has special clearance to use the royal entrance,” he continued. “The king would have been here himself, but the queen is due to deliver their baby any day now. He’s on baby watch, and since this is a matter for the royal houses of Dragos and Clan Gemini, he thought it would be best if I greeted you when you arrived.”

“Are you a king?” Valerie asked.

Gerri looked from Vikter to the Gemini boys and back. “Vikter is the alpha of the Dragos.”

“So you’re related to Ryker, then,” Valerie replied back.

They filed into the elevator, and Vikter nodded. “Yes, but only distantly. Ryker’s situation is usual. If he hadn’t been cursed he would be very, very old.” He gave a chin pop to the Gemini alpha and omega. “Sort of like Arin and Xavier. Their time on Earth put their aging process into a suspended state. To be honest, Ryker is more closely related to Arin.”

Valerie spared a glance for the dark-haired Gemini. “So I’ve heard.”

The awkward silence that followed was practically deafening. The lift doors slid shut and she watched the silent faces in the chrome interior, each trying not to make eye contact.

“Ever notice it’s the same dude signing all the maintenance reports in the elevators in New York? I wonder if his name is here, too, somewhere.” She scanned the four walls for some sort of floor panel. “Hey, no buttons. Is there only one floor?”

“You won’t see a lift panel in any elevator in the palace. Technically this isn’t even an elevator,” Gerri replied. “I just call it that because it’s easier for Earth guests to understand. All you need do is say where you wish to go and whoosh, you’re off. Anywhere in the space hub or in the case of this elevator bank, anywhere in the palace or surrounding grounds.”

“Communicator, the gardens,” Gerri stated.

“Working.”

Valerie looked from Arin to Xavier before tapping Gerri on the shoulder. “We’re not moving. Is the elevator broken like the transport gate?”

“Arrived,” a digitized voice announced.

Valerie’s mouth opened slightly. “How? We didn’t even move.”

Vikter chuckled at her amazed face. “There’s moving, and then there’s moving Nova style.

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