Page 82 of Guardian's Destiny

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She explodedlike a supernova all around me, and for a moment, everything stood still. Time, space, and even the steady rhythm of my heartbeat seemed to suspend in awe of her brilliance, as if the universe itself paused to witness the power of her light.

Nothing I had ever done felt as right as being with this female. She felt like a part of me, a part that had been missing all my life. I only felt complete when we were like this. Me inside her, anchored to her, her arms and legs wrapped around me while I listened to the rapid beating of her heart, the breaths that were still coming out panting. I wanted to cling to this moment, wrap it up tightly, but it would never be the same. The emotions running through me would be out of my reach, like the wisps of a dream, so I held her tightly for as long as she let me, breathing in her sweet scent, relishing the taste of her on my lips.

"You are my world," I whispered. "I love you so frygging much, it seems unreal."

She buried her face into my shoulder, kissing my skin. "I feel the same way. I love you so much, it's scary."

Her grip tightened around me.

"Nothing will ever separate us again," I swore. "Ever."

"I will hold you to it," she replied, while I rested my chin on her head, just allowing myself to be in this moment.

All too soon, even though it might have been hours later, we untangled to take care of other bodily needs. While she took a shower, I checked out our new room. There were plenty of clothes for me, but I doubted anything would fit her, and aside from the food dispensers, there was nothing on board in ways of nourishment.

"When we stop at Rodbar 2, I need to go and buy some supplies," I told Sloane when she emerged from the cleansing unit. Before we left, I had finally accepted the credits Nova stole from the Ohrurs. They were stored on my comm, and a wave of gratitude toward the other human female washed through me. I hadn't shown any of them how much I appreciated them, and promised myself that this would change once we were reunited. We were brothers and sisters, I supposed, our own family.

"Isn't that dangerous?" Sloane asked trepidatiously.

"I'll make it quick. I probably won't even have to leave the ship."

"Oh," she looked at me as if she just had an epiphany. "The ship."

"Frygg," it hit me right then as well. We were in hyperspeed, and nobody would be able to follow us, but I was willing to bet there was a tracking device aboard or an overwrite from the Ohrurs that would take us right back unless I found and disabled it. Plus, the ship was listed under their name; wherever we docked, there would be a record.

I checked my comm. "Nova put enough credits into my account to buy a new ship," I filled Sloane in.

"But they will know where we last were." She pointed out.

"And they will have a pretty good idea where we are heading and where the others are. Frygg." I finished her sentence.

We looked at each other, and she chewed on her lower lip.

"We don't have time to go to Rodbar 2," she stated, looking disturbed.

I shook my head. "We need to get in contact with the others and warn them."

"How big of a fleet do the Ohrurs have?"

"The only military capabilities they have is us Space Guardians," I said, but I wasn't sure of the validity of that statement since it came from information the Ohrurs had fed us.

"We need to have a word with Moddekdum." She put her old clothes back on and was ready to rush out the door.

"Give me time to check the computers first, to get rid of any tracking or overwrite protocols."

"Alright, I'll have a chat with Zapharos." My insides tightened at the mention of his name. Something about this male made me uneasy. I was good at reading people's auras, but Zapharos’s was a mix of good and bad, so mixed it was hard to tell what kind of person he really was. If he even was a person. I wasn't so sure about that either.

I was about to move by her, but stopped to put my arm around her waist and pull her against me. I needed a kiss before I started the day.

It was a quick kiss, much too short, but she playfully slapped my ass on my way out, "Go get 'em tiger." She laughed.

I had no idea what that meant, but I winked at her, enjoying her playfulness before I rushed off to the bridge.

It didn't take me long to disable the tracker and find the overwriting protocol. It would have set in motion the moment we came out of hyperspeed and taken us back to Ohrur. I double-checked that there weren't any other fail-safes installed, and once I was satisfied, I headed toward the common room, hoping to find Sloane there.

I was lucky, but she wasn't alone. Zapharos and two other human females were with her; one of them was Ella, the other'sname I had forgotten. Their mood was subdued as they ate their food and quietly talked.

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