The Colliding Worlds Trilogy: The Complete Trilogy: Collision, Implosion, and Explosion by Rachel Aukes

Author:Rachel Aukes [Aukes, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Waypoint Books LLC
Published: 2018-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Furious, Roden steamed. Bracing his arms against the soft mattress, he pushed himself up and fell back with a groan. Fyet! He was as weak as a fregee. He was panting by the time he found himself on his feet, every muscle protesting. He rolled his shoulders. Fortunately, someone had put his shoulder back into place. As for the blaster wound, a thick balm covered light pink skin. While it throbbed worse than all twelve hells, he’d heal; just another scar to add to his collection.

Inch by excruciating inch, he stretched his wings. The agonizing burn of healing tendons and muscle was a welcome feeling. He would have worried if he felt nothing. It would’ve meant the nerve damage had been so severe he might never fly again. If only he had full Draeken medical facilities at his disposal, he’d be completely healed by now. As it was, with the extent of his healing, he suspected they’d kept him in a coma for days.

He walked toward the small window. The sunlight was bright. He shaded his eyes with a hand. A mossy well sat under the shade of lush maples. Movement caught his eye. Off in the distance, a guardsman on patrol glided by, his wings outstretched. It was a calm day given how smoothly he flew. Not a single thermal to buffet the flight. Roden craved to fly again himself.

No longer able to watch, his gaze moved away from outside to the window. From what he could make out, he was in a quaint human house far from any city. Ivy invaded the edges of the glass. It was idyllic, and he wanted to destroy it.

“Lord Commander?”

Roden turned to find a haggard Draeken female. She’d always slouched, and her wings drooped.

“Can I get you anything, sir?”

He motioned. “Come in, Gix.”

She nodded slightly and stepped inside the room. Taking a spot in the corner, her eyes flitted everywhere but to him. She was a small female but precious to his race, as there were far too few females remaining. Most were being coddled and protected. He refused to do that to Gix. He’d been amazed she’d survived the war, let alone the trip to Earth. She was classic prey, but yet somehow, in the moments that demanded it, she displayed more courage than males nearly twice her size. She needed those moments to feel strong. If she were tucked away in a protective shelter, the spark within Gix would fade. Hells if Roden would ever allow that to happen now that she was just discovering her potential.

She was also one of the few people whose loyalty he never doubted.

“It’s good to see you up on your feet, sir.”

“Bring me up to speed.”

She fidgeted. “Well, sir, you’ve been out for fourteen days.”

Fourteen days! He brought a hand to his forehead. The entire time was a chasm.

“For the first couple days, we weren’t sure you’d pull through. You kept shouting incoherently, mostly about a woman.” She scuffed at the floor with the toe of her boot.

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