Lib Novel Page 94
She’d lifted the hood of the cloak over her head too and when she lifted her gaze to look up at him, she smiled a little.
“Can’t be too prepared.”
True words and his motto as well.
Only, he couldn’t be more unprepared for what this day was throwing at him so far.
When it came to Nee-ya, he was feeling incredibly lost.
As they left the ship, he grabbed his own blaster and threw his arm back, resting it on his shoulder.
Once they were outside, he wasn’t sure what to expect.
Service satellites could be iffy—all sorts of beings passed through them.
“Ta’ii,” he said as the doors opened.
“Uh-huh?”
“There’s something else…” He trailed off.
Phek.
His life-organ was hammering so hard in his throat, it was difficult to speak.
She looked up at him, waiting for him to continue.
“These satellites…they’re…females aren’t usually seen here. Not unaccompanied and not usually without their…mates.”
“I’m not unaccompanied…I have you.”
“Right. But…”
Realization dawned and he saw when her eyes widened. “Oh. You mean like that.” She smiled then. “I can pretend to be your mate if it will make things go smoother. Is that what you meant?”
That’s exactly what he’d meant.
His chin jerked and her smile changed a little, becoming softer, before she ducked her head.
“Let’s do it.”
Phek.
Ka’Cit’s throat moved and he opened his mouth to answer, but as if timed to save him from saying something stupid, the doors opened to an alien standing there awaiting them.
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An alien that looked just like the one that had brought her to the Sanctuary stood before them.
A Torian.
He blinked at them before he dropped whatever tool he was carrying, his eyes darting from her to Ka’Cit.
He was green with four eyes and four arms. At the back of his head was a large, round protrusion that pulsed like that of a jellyfish or maybe an octopus.
She would have thought it was Geblit, the alien who’d brought her to the Sanctuary, if not for the fact that this alien was absolutely filthy.
Soot covered its arms and even some parts of its head.