When Elements Collide by Jillian Ashe

Author:Jillian Ashe [Ashe, Jillian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-02-28T00:00:00+00:00

Celeste sat at the dinner table, running her fingertip around the rim of her glass. She sat next to Chase. The human was late again. Katerina had many flaws, it was apparent to her at least, if not to anyone else. Celeste looked up and saw Chase watching her carefully.

“Something you’d like to share?” he asked.

Her mind went back to the previous day. Not only had the incompetent human saved her from dying thousands of light years from her home planet, but she had held her over the ocean with hardly any strain. Celeste knew she was no lightweight; her people looked tall, slender, and feminine. It was a great ploy, but Celeste knew her body mass was far heavier than it looked. No human female should have been able to maintain that hold for as long as Katerina had. Something about her was not right. Celeste had known the moment she had laid eyes on her. The girl was hiding something.

Celeste was well aware there was no love lost between Katerina and herself. Therefore it was illogical for Katerina to save her. Maybe the human was telling the truth. The thought had never occurred to her. Celeste didn’t understand and she didn’t want to trust the human. But maybe she had been wrong?

“Celeste?”

“Just the events of our trip, Wolfe.” Celeste touched her shoulder briefly. There was still pain. The force of the fall being abruptly stopped had done its damage, but she wasn’t about to mention it.

This damn mission was far more dangerous than she cared for. And that damn girl, Katerina. Celeste did not like mysteries, especially aboard her ship.

“So Kat managed to hold you,” Chase said. “How is that even possible?”

Celeste glared at him. She was not about to explain to him how a tiny, human girl managed to save her life. At least she wasn’t going to out loud. She wondered the same thing herself. Celeste knew her captain would hold the incident over her head any time she disagreed with Katerina.

Celeste turned away from him and watched these strange people, who were a lot like her own, walk about and set the table. Perhaps Katerina was like Chase, Celeste mused. She knew he wasn’t necessarily human. Perhaps the two were more alike than Celeste originally thought.

Alva walked through the double doors and behind her was Katerina. Celeste almost wished the girl was Sarmation, at least then she would understand why she was so strong and beautiful. Humans normally didn’t have the traits that Katerina did.

Celeste narrowed her eyes. She had brought that damned cub. Celeste would never understand why Katerina did the things she did and presumed she never would. Chase followed her line of sight and she heard his breath catch. Hatred coursed through her. What she wouldn’t give for him to look at her like that again. There was a shade of fear in his eyes as he caught sight of the cub. Celeste smiled. Perhaps Katerina would bring their welcome to a screeching halt.

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