Veil of Shadows by Shiloh Walker

Author:Shiloh Walker [Walker, Shiloh]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780425236352
Published: 2010-09-14T23:00:00+00:00

“You realize that doing that could be construed as making sexual advances toward your commander, right?” Syn barely managed to keep her moan behind her teeth as he stroked a hand down her back and rested it on her hip.

It was past midday and they stopped for a quick break and to let the baerns drink their fill from the nearby stream. She leaned against one of the trees, staring out at her unit and trying not to blush as Xan stood behind her.Through their clothes, she could feel the warmth of his body. The scent of him flooded her head. She wanted to turn around and bury her face against his chest, rub herself against him—lose herself in him.

Not an option, she reminded herself.

This was the only time they’d stopped during the day. Tonight, they’d make camp—the location Syn had selected as a fortified area, one of the many shelters the rebels had built over the years. It was in an easily defensible place. Once they got there, maybe she’d breathe easier.

In the morning, they’d hit the trail at first light, and if they were lucky, they’d reach the outer limits of their territory before noon.

From there, they’d be safer. Until they were safe, she wasn’t indulging in anything that included Xan’s body and hers.

Voices rose and fell around them. With a sigh, she made herself step away.

Xan chuckled and moved to stand beside her.

“If that could be construed as a sexual advance, what would your good little soldiers think if they’d seen us last night?” he asked, his voice so low only she could hear it.

Memories of last night rushed through her, and to her horror, she felt a blush creeping up her cheeks. She was a captain in the Roinan rebellion—she’d faced down demons, Warlords and testosterone-laden soldiers who were convinced no female could possibly lead them as well as a male.

But this man managed to make her blush like a schoolgirl.

Syn narrowed her eyes at him. “You are one of my good little soldiers, remember?”

“One of the good ones? I want to be the best.” His lips curled in a slow smile.

She wanted to lean in, kiss him until that smile faded. Kiss him until they both forgot everything but each other.

But duty wouldn’t let her. More, neither would her gut. She was nervous as hell, but she was always nervous when a supply run went out. Even when she wasn’t in charge, she was nervous.

This was more than nerves, though, and that was enough to have her resting a hand on the butt of her pulsar in readiness. She trusted her instincts. Even when she didn’t trust much of anything else, she trusted her instincts.

It had been a quiet morning and already they were miles from the camp. Traveling by baern wasn’t as quick as using more modern methods of transportation, but it was the safest.

Safest, because it didn’t attract the wyrms. Wyrms—yet another blight brought into their world by Anqar—are giant feeding machines that lived in the ground, growing to sizes untold.

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