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Authors: Berinn Rae
Tags: Romance, Paranormal
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to their new “guest,” whom Legian continued to glare at. “Now, Jax. How about showing some friendship and telling us where you planted the bugs on me so I don’t have to stand around with my bare ass to the world?”
The hardened look on his face said enough.
After a minute of the stare-down, she gave up. “Fine. Be a jerk,” she snapped back and stomped over to the big rock, picked up her crumpled jeans, and pulled out her Swiss Army Knife.
“What are you doing?” Legian asked.
“Untying him. Showing him some faith.”
“He stays tied.”
Legian was wearing that look again. The one where once he made up his mind, she’d have an easier time melting an iceberg in Antarctica than convincing him otherwise. Reluctantly, she snapped the knife shut.
“Fine. You’re both jerks. I’ll let you win. For now.” She gave her best snarky hair flip, turned around and promptly tripped, landing unattractively on her butt.
She looked up to see both men chuckling at her.
Great. Just great.
Chapter Seven
Sienna snuggled into Legian’s arms, wearing nothing but a man’s long-sleeved thermal in the middle of a forest full of things that literally went bump in the night. The night air was full of strange sounds. Insects, owls, and other things she had no idea what they were. The sounds, paired with menacing surroundings and a grumpy soldier — make that two grumpy soldiers — made the entire setting less than comfortable.
She would’ve tried for a catnap, but the Sephians were a nocturnal bunch. Over the past few months, with the occasional late night snooze, she’d switched to their sleep schedules. Making midnight her lunchtime.
Legian wrapped his arm tighter around her when she shivered. His higher body temperature kept the chill off, but it didn’t make the situation any better. The worst part was the waiting. Even though Bobby had been killed years ago and they’d only been married for a little over a year, she felt almost as if she were cheating on his memory by being with Legian in front of Jax, who was keeping busy watching Legian like he was a puppy beater.
Their current situation was like a beetle that randomly reared its ugly head, biting her back to the reality. “So, guys …” She drew out the words over a couple seconds until both men turned to face her. “Things have been in a status quo up until tonight. But that will have to change.”
Even though neither man spoke, she could feel tension rolling off Legian, and the tightness in Jax’s face hinted that he felt the same.
“We can’t put off the military forever,” she continued. “At best, the Sephians will be considered squatters on American soil. At worst … well, let’s not go there.” She turned to Jax. “I was thinking if you could get a message up the line, we could hook up a hotshot general or someone with the Sephian leader here. That way, they could talk mano-a-mano. The Sephians have a ton of technology to offer. The military could get access to the Sephian brain trust. And, we’d all join forces against the Draeken.” Easy peasy.
No response.
“Jax?” she asked.
He sat there for what seemed like an eternity. Just as Sienna inhaled to say something, he spoke. “I have no authority. And — let’s face it — these guys haven’t exactly proven themselves as friendlies. I know my CO prefers to make first contact as amenable as possible. Either way, you can’t keep us out forever.”
Legian frowned before speaking barely above a whisper. “There’s a lot of risk involved. It’s likely they’ll require the location of the base, especially since we’re on their land. Who’s to say they don’t take that information and destroy the base, with everyone inside?”
Sienna leaned against him. “I know. It’s incredibly risky, but we have to do something. And we’ve got to do it fast. The cat’s out of the bag. The Americans know you’re here. They aren’t known for their patience when it comes to a
The hardened look on his face said enough.
After a minute of the stare-down, she gave up. “Fine. Be a jerk,” she snapped back and stomped over to the big rock, picked up her crumpled jeans, and pulled out her Swiss Army Knife.
“What are you doing?” Legian asked.
“Untying him. Showing him some faith.”
“He stays tied.”
Legian was wearing that look again. The one where once he made up his mind, she’d have an easier time melting an iceberg in Antarctica than convincing him otherwise. Reluctantly, she snapped the knife shut.
“Fine. You’re both jerks. I’ll let you win. For now.” She gave her best snarky hair flip, turned around and promptly tripped, landing unattractively on her butt.
She looked up to see both men chuckling at her.
Great. Just great.
Chapter Seven
Sienna snuggled into Legian’s arms, wearing nothing but a man’s long-sleeved thermal in the middle of a forest full of things that literally went bump in the night. The night air was full of strange sounds. Insects, owls, and other things she had no idea what they were. The sounds, paired with menacing surroundings and a grumpy soldier — make that two grumpy soldiers — made the entire setting less than comfortable.
She would’ve tried for a catnap, but the Sephians were a nocturnal bunch. Over the past few months, with the occasional late night snooze, she’d switched to their sleep schedules. Making midnight her lunchtime.
Legian wrapped his arm tighter around her when she shivered. His higher body temperature kept the chill off, but it didn’t make the situation any better. The worst part was the waiting. Even though Bobby had been killed years ago and they’d only been married for a little over a year, she felt almost as if she were cheating on his memory by being with Legian in front of Jax, who was keeping busy watching Legian like he was a puppy beater.
Their current situation was like a beetle that randomly reared its ugly head, biting her back to the reality. “So, guys …” She drew out the words over a couple seconds until both men turned to face her. “Things have been in a status quo up until tonight. But that will have to change.”
Even though neither man spoke, she could feel tension rolling off Legian, and the tightness in Jax’s face hinted that he felt the same.
“We can’t put off the military forever,” she continued. “At best, the Sephians will be considered squatters on American soil. At worst … well, let’s not go there.” She turned to Jax. “I was thinking if you could get a message up the line, we could hook up a hotshot general or someone with the Sephian leader here. That way, they could talk mano-a-mano. The Sephians have a ton of technology to offer. The military could get access to the Sephian brain trust. And, we’d all join forces against the Draeken.” Easy peasy.
No response.
“Jax?” she asked.
He sat there for what seemed like an eternity. Just as Sienna inhaled to say something, he spoke. “I have no authority. And — let’s face it — these guys haven’t exactly proven themselves as friendlies. I know my CO prefers to make first contact as amenable as possible. Either way, you can’t keep us out forever.”
Legian frowned before speaking barely above a whisper. “There’s a lot of risk involved. It’s likely they’ll require the location of the base, especially since we’re on their land. Who’s to say they don’t take that information and destroy the base, with everyone inside?”
Sienna leaned against him. “I know. It’s incredibly risky, but we have to do something. And we’ve got to do it fast. The cat’s out of the bag. The Americans know you’re here. They aren’t known for their patience when it comes to a
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