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"This transport is League issue." She wanted to bite her
tongue. Why had she said that? She'd had a plan. Stay along
for the ride and run when she got the chance.
A low rumble vibrated in Kai's chest. "I am not part of the
League."
Through the veil of her lashes she looked up at him. His
eyes gleamed like sun-shot ice, gold and cold.
"Do you believe I would risk your life and mine running
from the League if all I had to do was contact them and be
transported to their vessel?"
She shrugged and his hand tightened on her hip, his claws
sharp against her skin but not hurting.
He caught her chin in his hand and raised her face to his.
"My people, the VanDai, have an ... uneasy alliance with the
League. I believe their president would enjoy seeing my
species destroyed."
Genae closed her eyes and nodded. "I think you're right,"
she whispered. She opened her mouth to explain everything
to him but someone pounded at the transport door.
"Kai! Do you need assistance?"
The door started to open. With lightning speed Kai plucked
Genae off the floor and hid her behind him. She tried to peek
around him but he kept her pressed tight against him with
one hard-muscled arm. Her fingers itched to pinch him again
but she restrained herself.
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"Teer, I need garments for myself, a human woman and
Ryak."
"Ryak? We picked up a transmission from the League
destroyer. Listen to it before you welcome Ryak aboard."
"If you have something to say, say it," Ryak snarled as he
strode into the cargo bay.
Kai sprang to his feet, somehow taking Genae with him.
"Stop."
She blinked and shook her head. How had he done that?
Finally she managed to look around him. She bit her lip to
keep from whistling at this newest member of the VanDai.
She hadn't had the time or the inclination to truly admire
Ryak's hard muscled form. She didn't want to miss the
opportunity with this male.
Kai was golden, his skin, hair and eyes like old gold. Ryak
was dark, black eyes, black hair, his skin tone several shades
darker than Kai's. This male that Kai had named as Teer was
a mix of the other two men and yet uniquely his own, too. His
skin was almost the same dark brown as Ryak's. His eyes
flashed a pale brown that was darker than gold as he strode
onto the transport, his fierce gaze never leaving Ryak. His
hair was dark gold with darker strands running through it.
"Teer." The other male stopped at the warning in Kai's
voice but still never once looked away from Ryak.
"I'll listen to the transmission and weigh it against what
Ryak has told me and what I discovered on my own. Have
someone retrieve clothing for the three of us. I won't have
my avaiya naked for everyone to see."
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"Avaiya?" Both sets of eyes snapped to Kai then down to
where Genae peeked from behind him.
Genae wanted to cringe behind Kai but refused to hide
behind him any more than she already was. He'd explained to
her that avaiya meant my woman. Apparently, if the other
two males' reaction was anything to go by, it meant more
than that.
With the arm still holding her to him, Kai pulled her even
closer. "Clothes," he growled. "Everything else can wait."
"Kai," another male appeared in the door, "that League
destroyer is approaching and she's ready to fire."
Kai swore viciously. Reaching out he ripped Teer's shirt
from him, spun and stuffed Genae into the shredded material.
He grabbed her hand and raced off the transport across the
docking bay and into an interdeck lift.
"Command deck," Kai ordered.
The lift door shut. Genae felt a slight sinking sensation in
her stomach and a moment later the doors opened.
"What can I expect from the destroyer's commander?" Kai
turned cold eyes on Ryak. His life depended on his answer. If
there was any hesitation there was no one in the pride who
would mourn his passing.
"His name is Rabala. He's a general specially assigned to
the destroyer hunting your woman."
Genae gasped. She shouldn't be surprised but she was.
President Galaran had put his own personal killer-hound on
her trail. Maybe she should be flattered she was at the top of
his priority list, but she wasn't.
Kai spared her a glance but quickly focused on Ryak again.
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Ryak nodded at Genae. "I see your avaiya knows of the
general. He's vicious and tenacious. He follows Galaran's
orders obsessively and he enjoys taking the most brutal
approach."
Kai's eyes narrowed. "Why didn't he destroy YelAsta?" It
didn't make sense that a man like the one Ryak described
wouldn't annihilate a planet to achieve his goal.
Ryak shook his head. "I don't know. He was willing to
destroy sections of the planet. I don't know why he wouldn't
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