Starstruck by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Black Scroll Publications Ltd.
Published: 2022-10-02T18:30:00+00:00

Panic was a new and unwelcome emotion that flashed through him for a second before Raze got it under control. He hadn’t realized that it would take effort to put on the mask of the old Raze, and he knew that he didn’t school his expression before Toran caught a flash of emotion. But he had endured and survived much more harrowing situations than this one, and today would be no different.

“I didn’t realize that you wanted me confined to the room for the night,” he said instead of directly answering Toran’s question. His soul yelled at him to declare his claim to one and all, to make them know that Sierra was his, but until he had the situation under control, his mind knew that it was safer for the both of them to remain quiet. For now.

“This isn’t our ship,” Toran hissed, voice barely audible above the sound of the air circulators. “Why would you think you can go wandering around like you own it? You aren’t acting like yourself.”

He was in dangerous territory. One word to their superiors once they were back home and Raze’s life would be forfeit. And if he was too out of character before then, Toran might just finish the job.

Before Raze could formulate a response, the door behind them slid open and Sierra came through. Their eyes connected and the spark of their bond flared to life deep within him. He caught himself just in time to keep from smiling, but he couldn’t keep his eyes from trailing her as she passed them with a polite nod and continued on to the cockpit. He might have been the one to live without emotions for the last three years, but it seemed that Sierra had a better handle on the concept of discretion.

What exactly did she and her team do? They’d never quite gotten around to talking about that.

“Are you fixating?” Toran asked, the words freezing the air around them with their frigidity.

“No.” It was a nasty habit that a few of the soulless fell into, obsessing about a single person or place to the point of destruction. The concern had occurred to him when he first met Sierra, but now he knew that it had nothing to do with harm; he’d never hurt her and would do anything to make sure no one else did either.

“Are you sure?” It was obvious Toran didn’t believe him. Raze hadn’t realized just how difficult conversation had become; now interpreting emotions felt like a superpower, something only a select few—of whom he was one—could do.

“Yes.” The soulless didn’t bother with long explanations to yes or no questions. And, lucky for him, the habit was so ingrained that he had no trouble keeping it up in this conversation.

Toran leaned back and crossed his arms, not bothering to keep the naked look of worry off his face. Why would he? Raze shouldn’t have been able to know what it meant. “I thought Kayde was going to be my problem on this mission,” his leader admitted.

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