Page 105 of Stars in Umbra
He’d saved her and now, he was freakin’ abducting her.
‘I’m sofokkin’confused.’
Still, a strong connection, virtually a tether to his soul, wouldn’t let her pull away.
She gazed into his eyes. ‘You promise me, Mo, that this isn’t a stitch-up?’
‘You think I’d get this banged up and have assassins after me if this was a scam?’
She nodded, gritting her teeth. ‘Well said, makes sense. I’ve got your six, for now.’
He jerked his chin at her, eyes cold, focused. ‘Good, we need to leave, stat.’
She leaned over and grabbed her bag.
‘Let’s roll,’ he growled. ‘There’s plenty more killers where those came from.’
She slung her carryall over her shoulder as they stepped into the corridor.
Into a phalanx of hospital security guards raised their rifles, arms trembling with tremulous fear and nerves, eyes dilated, trigger-happy and ready to fire.
Rina flashed her military ID.
‘Stand down!’ she barked, her tone crisp with command. ‘Commander Rina Mendi. This man is in my custody. Lower your weapons!’
They hesitated. Cameras clicked overhead, including those of civilians, hospitals, and news outlets. The chaos was being documented in real time.
‘Shut off the holo cams!’ she snapped to the staring crowd.
No one moved.
Then Mo turned his head. His eyes narrowed, and with a ripple of heat through the air.
The gadgets exploded.
One by one, in short, contained bursts of plasma and shattered lenses.
Sparks rained like confetti.
Gasps echoed. Someone swore.
Rina shifted to Mo, brows arched.
He stood tall beside her, golden glyphs still pulsing like a heartbeat beneath his skin. Hospital sweats hung askew on his hips, his chest bare, glowing.
So divine, and sofokkin’ hot.
‘You’re not who I think you are,’ she whispered.
His gaze met hers, full of emotion, eyes torn and stormy. ‘I’m not who I think I am either.’
The cuffs tugged between them as he pulled her toward the stairwell.
‘Get us to your flyer,’ he rasped. ‘Then you’re going to take me to the nearest secure military base.’
She hesitated, then nodded.
They were already in free fall. The only way out now was forward.
