She was pregnant and my father refused to leave her despite the security detail’s request. I remember watching the viewing screens as my pod traveled away from the ship. I saw a Morin ship board my father’s ship. When it left heading back to the larger Morin Transport, my father’s ship exploded into nothing but tiny particles. He never made it off as he promised. My cousins sent out a search team and found my pod on one of the outer moons. I lost everything that day. The Morins destroyed my family.”
Shit, just shit!
Chapter Nine
“I wish I was home on Katiera. I know firsthand what Aunt SandELa must be going through. To have two of her sons in the middle of a battle.” AriELa shook her head as she wiped her tears. She glanced out the balcony doors seeing her past again.
TarAK wanted to kill something. It tore him apart inside to watch AriELa relive the death of her family. He had thought she was too young and traumatized to recall the event. She never spoke of it at all that he knew of.
He was eighteen and in training to become a warrior, the day the Morins attacked AriELa and her family. He begged his father to allow him to go on the search team. He felt a desperate need to find her. When Prime Commander KydEL carried the young girl from the escape pod, something inside of TarAK screamed to be released. He wanted to hunt down every last Morin and tear them limb by limb. His father had to rein him in. He was then sent to train on the other side of Katiera where he continued his training so that he could take over as AriELa’s security Liaison. He had not returned to the City of Katiera until two years ago.
His father had been one of AriELa’s security guards while she grew up. He kept TarAK updated on the Prima through the years. According to his father, it took nearly eight months after her family had been attacked before AriELa spoke a word.
He saw AriELa reliving those painful moments and it was almost more than a male could take. He would give anything to protect her from those painful memories. There had been reports that her father might have lived but they searched and could find no such evidence. He hated the feeling of helplessness that he felt.
Lindsey looked at TarAK who had not taken his eyes off AriELa. “How long before the Kiljorn Transport ship intercepts the Morins?”
“It shouldn’t be too much longer. They headed that way hours ago when they learned the Katieran Transport was being tracked.”
It seemed like time stood still while they waited to hear word of the battle. When news came, it was mixed with both elation and additional concern. The immediate battle was over and the Morins were running off. But now, Prime Commander KydEL and Captain Jaxon have gone missing. No one knew where they had gone, only that they had been pursuing a Morin warship. Lindsey said a silent prayer that they would be found soon.
*****
Lindsey stood beside AriELa holding her hand waiting for the shuttle door to open. She released the young woman as she took off to throw her arms around Prime Medic SydEL.
“I am fine. We are all fine.” SydEL reassured her.
“I heard about the battle. Kyd was injured?” AriELa inquired anxiously.
“It is true, but we have Dr. Morris to thank. If not for her skills, we would have lost him.”
Dr. Morris blushed as AriELa gave her a huge hug as well. “Thank you, Kat, for saving my cousin.”
“It was nothing really. I was just glad to be of help.”
Lindsey watched as AriELa sniffed Kat deeply and then squealed excitedly. “You are mated!” She turned to give SydEL another hug and verify his scent. “We must celebrate. I shall ask Prime Leader KadEN to throw a banquet on your behalf.”
“Easy, cousin, it is not official yet,” SydEL explained to her.
Kat reassured her, “Syd is my mate, but let’s wait until we get back to Katiera before we have a banquet. That way, the whole family will be there.”
Family, that
Shit, just shit!
Chapter Nine
“I wish I was home on Katiera. I know firsthand what Aunt SandELa must be going through. To have two of her sons in the middle of a battle.” AriELa shook her head as she wiped her tears. She glanced out the balcony doors seeing her past again.
TarAK wanted to kill something. It tore him apart inside to watch AriELa relive the death of her family. He had thought she was too young and traumatized to recall the event. She never spoke of it at all that he knew of.
He was eighteen and in training to become a warrior, the day the Morins attacked AriELa and her family. He begged his father to allow him to go on the search team. He felt a desperate need to find her. When Prime Commander KydEL carried the young girl from the escape pod, something inside of TarAK screamed to be released. He wanted to hunt down every last Morin and tear them limb by limb. His father had to rein him in. He was then sent to train on the other side of Katiera where he continued his training so that he could take over as AriELa’s security Liaison. He had not returned to the City of Katiera until two years ago.
His father had been one of AriELa’s security guards while she grew up. He kept TarAK updated on the Prima through the years. According to his father, it took nearly eight months after her family had been attacked before AriELa spoke a word.
He saw AriELa reliving those painful moments and it was almost more than a male could take. He would give anything to protect her from those painful memories. There had been reports that her father might have lived but they searched and could find no such evidence. He hated the feeling of helplessness that he felt.
Lindsey looked at TarAK who had not taken his eyes off AriELa. “How long before the Kiljorn Transport ship intercepts the Morins?”
“It shouldn’t be too much longer. They headed that way hours ago when they learned the Katieran Transport was being tracked.”
It seemed like time stood still while they waited to hear word of the battle. When news came, it was mixed with both elation and additional concern. The immediate battle was over and the Morins were running off. But now, Prime Commander KydEL and Captain Jaxon have gone missing. No one knew where they had gone, only that they had been pursuing a Morin warship. Lindsey said a silent prayer that they would be found soon.
*****
Lindsey stood beside AriELa holding her hand waiting for the shuttle door to open. She released the young woman as she took off to throw her arms around Prime Medic SydEL.
“I am fine. We are all fine.” SydEL reassured her.
“I heard about the battle. Kyd was injured?” AriELa inquired anxiously.
“It is true, but we have Dr. Morris to thank. If not for her skills, we would have lost him.”
Dr. Morris blushed as AriELa gave her a huge hug as well. “Thank you, Kat, for saving my cousin.”
“It was nothing really. I was just glad to be of help.”
Lindsey watched as AriELa sniffed Kat deeply and then squealed excitedly. “You are mated!” She turned to give SydEL another hug and verify his scent. “We must celebrate. I shall ask Prime Leader KadEN to throw a banquet on your behalf.”
“Easy, cousin, it is not official yet,” SydEL explained to her.
Kat reassured her, “Syd is my mate, but let’s wait until we get back to Katiera before we have a banquet. That way, the whole family will be there.”
Family, that
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