conference room. “Did you hear...what the hell was that?”
Serra chuckled “Sky, I think that
was him asking you out on a date. It was very Dom-like of him to order you to
have dinner with him instead of asking. I think it was kind of sweet.”
“Sweet? I don't know what the
hell that was, but it sure wasn't sweet.” It took a moment for Skylar to
realize that Serra was leading her back to her quarters. “What are you doing?”
Serra smiled. “Jax and Sully are
going to make a call with Reva to Helix for an update, so I thought I would come
hang out with you for a bit.”
Skylar would have rather been
alone for a bit, but she didn't want to hurt her friend's feeling so she simply
led the way back to her room and opened the door for them. Serra took a seat on
the small sofa in the living room area as Skylar got them both something to
drink.
“So, just how angry are you at
the Council of Regents?”
Skylar sighed as she carried two
tall glasses of iced water back over to the sitting area. She handed one of the
glasses to Serra before sitting down on a chair facing her friend. “Honestly,
not that much anymore, although I was pretty pissed. I'd say it's more
resentful than angry now.”
Serra took a sip of her water. “I
can understand that. I still don't think it's right to push you into this, and
I made sure that Jax knows how I feel about this subject.”
“Yeah,” Skylar winced. “I can't
believe you made him sleep on the couch. Are you trying to get me killed or
something?”
“It's good for him. And just so
you know, it was all his mother's idea.” Serra let out a peal of laughter as
Skylar's jaw dropped open. “I spoke with Donna Spartan-Rollins last night and
she told me that she was making Regent Spartan sleep on the couch, and that I
should do the same to make Jax understand how upset I was. She said it was a
family tradition.”
“I really love that woman.” Skylar
couldn't help but laugh, but a part of her felt guilty. “Serra, you do realize it
was the Council's decision, don’t you? Jax couldn't really do anything.”
“I do, but he could have figured
out some way to help you. And so could his father. Nothing stopped any of them
from informing you about this before it was too late. And the fact they have a
double standard for men and woman with your capabilities is just not
acceptable.”
Skylar's wrist unit beeped,
cutting off whatever else Serra was going to say. When she looked at the
display, she grinned. “It's Alexis. Want me to put this up on the wall screen?”
“Sure, I’d love to talk to her.”
Skylar transferred the call and was
thrilled to see her friend Alexis on the wall screen. Alexis had an ethereal
beauty, with glowing violet eyes and pale blonde hair that almost looked pure white.
The three women had attended the Academy together, and Alexis and Skylar had
worked in the Liaison Division before Alexis had met her four Dragon Warrior
mates.
The Dragon Warriors were a
powerful race of beings that had the ability to wield magic and could shift
into their dragon forms at will. Although the Dragon Warrior were allies of the
Alliance, it had been years since any of them had visited Earth, choosing to
either stay on their home world of Arcadia, or spend their time traveling the
stars exploring new worlds.
Xavier, Galan, Thorn and Brydan had
fought alongside humans, the D’Aire and the Krytos to defeat the Zyphir during
the Alien Wars, and they had finally decided to visit Earth again a few months
ago. Upon arrival, the four Dragon Warriors instantly fell in love with Alexis.
Now, she proudly wore the stunning gold and silver tribal-looking tattoos on
her torso and arms that declared her their mate. The five of them had been
traveling for the last few months, visiting distant worlds far beyond Alliance
protected space, and Skylar hadn't realized just how much she missed her friend
until now.
“Sky! Serra! I’m so happy I
caught the two of you together. It
Serra chuckled “Sky, I think that
was him asking you out on a date. It was very Dom-like of him to order you to
have dinner with him instead of asking. I think it was kind of sweet.”
“Sweet? I don't know what the
hell that was, but it sure wasn't sweet.” It took a moment for Skylar to
realize that Serra was leading her back to her quarters. “What are you doing?”
Serra smiled. “Jax and Sully are
going to make a call with Reva to Helix for an update, so I thought I would come
hang out with you for a bit.”
Skylar would have rather been
alone for a bit, but she didn't want to hurt her friend's feeling so she simply
led the way back to her room and opened the door for them. Serra took a seat on
the small sofa in the living room area as Skylar got them both something to
drink.
“So, just how angry are you at
the Council of Regents?”
Skylar sighed as she carried two
tall glasses of iced water back over to the sitting area. She handed one of the
glasses to Serra before sitting down on a chair facing her friend. “Honestly,
not that much anymore, although I was pretty pissed. I'd say it's more
resentful than angry now.”
Serra took a sip of her water. “I
can understand that. I still don't think it's right to push you into this, and
I made sure that Jax knows how I feel about this subject.”
“Yeah,” Skylar winced. “I can't
believe you made him sleep on the couch. Are you trying to get me killed or
something?”
“It's good for him. And just so
you know, it was all his mother's idea.” Serra let out a peal of laughter as
Skylar's jaw dropped open. “I spoke with Donna Spartan-Rollins last night and
she told me that she was making Regent Spartan sleep on the couch, and that I
should do the same to make Jax understand how upset I was. She said it was a
family tradition.”
“I really love that woman.” Skylar
couldn't help but laugh, but a part of her felt guilty. “Serra, you do realize it
was the Council's decision, don’t you? Jax couldn't really do anything.”
“I do, but he could have figured
out some way to help you. And so could his father. Nothing stopped any of them
from informing you about this before it was too late. And the fact they have a
double standard for men and woman with your capabilities is just not
acceptable.”
Skylar's wrist unit beeped,
cutting off whatever else Serra was going to say. When she looked at the
display, she grinned. “It's Alexis. Want me to put this up on the wall screen?”
“Sure, I’d love to talk to her.”
Skylar transferred the call and was
thrilled to see her friend Alexis on the wall screen. Alexis had an ethereal
beauty, with glowing violet eyes and pale blonde hair that almost looked pure white.
The three women had attended the Academy together, and Alexis and Skylar had
worked in the Liaison Division before Alexis had met her four Dragon Warrior
mates.
The Dragon Warriors were a
powerful race of beings that had the ability to wield magic and could shift
into their dragon forms at will. Although the Dragon Warrior were allies of the
Alliance, it had been years since any of them had visited Earth, choosing to
either stay on their home world of Arcadia, or spend their time traveling the
stars exploring new worlds.
Xavier, Galan, Thorn and Brydan had
fought alongside humans, the D’Aire and the Krytos to defeat the Zyphir during
the Alien Wars, and they had finally decided to visit Earth again a few months
ago. Upon arrival, the four Dragon Warriors instantly fell in love with Alexis.
Now, she proudly wore the stunning gold and silver tribal-looking tattoos on
her torso and arms that declared her their mate. The five of them had been
traveling for the last few months, visiting distant worlds far beyond Alliance
protected space, and Skylar hadn't realized just how much she missed her friend
until now.
“Sky! Serra! I’m so happy I
caught the two of you together. It
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