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they needed me, and I would set out my own terms and conditions, one that ensured his safety.”
Juliet remembered the furniture in the cave. There was only one set of everything. By the time the cave was finished, his dad was already gone , she thought. “Do you know what happened to him?”
Zalgar nodded slowly. “They killed him, Jahan and Samara. Jahan always secretly hated me, was jealous, and she was angry with me for leaving her for my family. She told me today that she thought it was better that she was there for his death. She said she made it quick, as painless as it could be.”
“What, and now you’re going to marry her?” Juliet asked, dumbstruck, “You can’t be with her, Zalgar. She’s… She’s a monster. She killed your dad, for Christ’s sake!”
For the first time since they started talking about his life in the city, Zalgar shifted his gaze to her, looking very irritated. “I know that!” he snapped, “I don’t actually plan on marrying Samara, and she’s an idiot for thinking that I’ll go through with it. I agreed to get us a couple more days of safety, but as soon as you’re gone, I’m going back into hiding. And this time, they won’t find me.”
There was relief in the fact that he wasn’t going to be with the horror that Samara was, but the idea of him being alone again… That was an alternative that also made Juliet sad. She knew that at first he was terrible with having a “roommate” of sorts, but she’d been able to see through it, in the end. He needed someone to keep him sane, human in the sense that he had compassion for others.
Juliet frowned, finding the whole situation terrible. “I shouldn’t have taken that stupid trip,” she muttered, “If I hadn’t been on that shuttle, I wouldn’t have crashed, and you never would have had to deal with this.”
Zalgar shook his head, and she was surprised to see him smiling, though it was sad. “You were going to find your way here somehow.”
“What makes you say that?” Juliet asked.
“Just… Trust me. We were going to meet one way or another, Juliet Moore.”
She didn’t know what he meant, if he was just a strong believer in fate. Juliet decided not to ask, having already done enough interrogating for the meal. She leaned forward, kissing Zalgar on his cheek.
She didn’t do it because she was aroused by him, though that was true and always had been. Juliet kept kissing along his cheek, grazing over his lips, simply because she wanted to comfort him, because he was her friend, and because he had finally done what she always wanted. He had exposed himself, finally opened up.
In a flash, he had her pinned to the ground. Juliet gasped in surprise, but her hands found their way into his hair. “Zalgar…”
“Don’t tell me to stop,” he whispered against her skin, kissing down the front of her throat, all the way down to her sternum.
She pushed her breasts up, wanting more. Juliet shouldn’t want more, though. She should want to just go home, go back to her old life, and find some other nerdy, college student to fill up her love life, a guy that had never killed a person, or even an animal, before. That was what she was used to. That was what made sense to her. Zalgar… He was something she hadn’t ever expected, and he was something that she couldn’t have. “I don’t want you to stop… But we’re better off if we do.”
“I want you tonight,” he insisted. And Juliet knew he would get what he wanted, but not until she gave in. Zalgar had a hard time with the word “no,” an answer she very rarely gave him. “I held off for so long.”
Juliet smirked. “A month? That seems like a decent amount of time. I’ve held out for longer.”
When Zalgar looked at her, she could sense a small amount of his desperation. It was the same as the night before, almost stronger. “What does your planet say of destiny?” he asked,
Juliet remembered the furniture in the cave. There was only one set of everything. By the time the cave was finished, his dad was already gone , she thought. “Do you know what happened to him?”
Zalgar nodded slowly. “They killed him, Jahan and Samara. Jahan always secretly hated me, was jealous, and she was angry with me for leaving her for my family. She told me today that she thought it was better that she was there for his death. She said she made it quick, as painless as it could be.”
“What, and now you’re going to marry her?” Juliet asked, dumbstruck, “You can’t be with her, Zalgar. She’s… She’s a monster. She killed your dad, for Christ’s sake!”
For the first time since they started talking about his life in the city, Zalgar shifted his gaze to her, looking very irritated. “I know that!” he snapped, “I don’t actually plan on marrying Samara, and she’s an idiot for thinking that I’ll go through with it. I agreed to get us a couple more days of safety, but as soon as you’re gone, I’m going back into hiding. And this time, they won’t find me.”
There was relief in the fact that he wasn’t going to be with the horror that Samara was, but the idea of him being alone again… That was an alternative that also made Juliet sad. She knew that at first he was terrible with having a “roommate” of sorts, but she’d been able to see through it, in the end. He needed someone to keep him sane, human in the sense that he had compassion for others.
Juliet frowned, finding the whole situation terrible. “I shouldn’t have taken that stupid trip,” she muttered, “If I hadn’t been on that shuttle, I wouldn’t have crashed, and you never would have had to deal with this.”
Zalgar shook his head, and she was surprised to see him smiling, though it was sad. “You were going to find your way here somehow.”
“What makes you say that?” Juliet asked.
“Just… Trust me. We were going to meet one way or another, Juliet Moore.”
She didn’t know what he meant, if he was just a strong believer in fate. Juliet decided not to ask, having already done enough interrogating for the meal. She leaned forward, kissing Zalgar on his cheek.
She didn’t do it because she was aroused by him, though that was true and always had been. Juliet kept kissing along his cheek, grazing over his lips, simply because she wanted to comfort him, because he was her friend, and because he had finally done what she always wanted. He had exposed himself, finally opened up.
In a flash, he had her pinned to the ground. Juliet gasped in surprise, but her hands found their way into his hair. “Zalgar…”
“Don’t tell me to stop,” he whispered against her skin, kissing down the front of her throat, all the way down to her sternum.
She pushed her breasts up, wanting more. Juliet shouldn’t want more, though. She should want to just go home, go back to her old life, and find some other nerdy, college student to fill up her love life, a guy that had never killed a person, or even an animal, before. That was what she was used to. That was what made sense to her. Zalgar… He was something she hadn’t ever expected, and he was something that she couldn’t have. “I don’t want you to stop… But we’re better off if we do.”
“I want you tonight,” he insisted. And Juliet knew he would get what he wanted, but not until she gave in. Zalgar had a hard time with the word “no,” an answer she very rarely gave him. “I held off for so long.”
Juliet smirked. “A month? That seems like a decent amount of time. I’ve held out for longer.”
When Zalgar looked at her, she could sense a small amount of his desperation. It was the same as the night before, almost stronger. “What does your planet say of destiny?” he asked,
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