3013: SYNERGY: A 3013 Novella (3013: The Series) by Laurie Roma Page B

and
smiled. “It’s Mya…finally. Let me transfer the call to the wall screen.”
    Morgan shifted off Orion’s lap so she
was sitting next to him as Mya Spartan’s face appeared on the screen. She was a
beautiful woman with gray eyes and long, black hair. Morgan had been out of the
Academy by the time Mya had gone there, but she had met the younger woman several
times over the years through mutual friends and since Mya’s brother had been
Morgan’s commander back on Earth.
    “Hi, Uncle Orion—” Her jaw dropped
open. “Morgan, is that you?”
    Morgan grinned. “Hi, Mya. I’m Orion’s
keeper. Do I get to call you my niece now?”
    One of Mya’s eyebrows lifted. “Do you
really want me calling you my aunt?”
    Morgan winced. “Ah…no. Let’s forget
about that.”
    Laughing, Mya said, “Deal. This is
incredible.” She paused to sniffle, and her eyes filled with tears. “Uncle
Orion, you found your keeper. I’m so happy for you both.”
    Orion had always felt affection for Mya,
but since Morgan had unlocked his emotions, he could feel love for the young
woman who had helped change his life. As he looked the screen, he noticed that
Mya had a new mark next to her left eye that was different than the scroll mark
on the right side of her face. It looked like an incomplete triangle inside a
partial circle, and he knew that it was the symbol for the Adaro pack.
    “I see you have some news to share with
us as well.”
    Mya reached up to touch the mark near
her eye as she smiled. “I mated with Maddox, Daimon and Tavius Adaro. That’s
part of the reason I called. We—”
    “Mya, we need you downstairs. Maddox is
about to kill your brother.”
    Mya’s eyes widened as she turned toward
someone off screen. “Jax is already here? I thought he wasn’t arriving until
tomorrow.”
    “It seems like he couldn’t wait to see
you,” Tavius said dryly as he came into view. “He just arrived, and he isn’t
happy that we converted you. Hello, Orion…and friend.”
    “Morgan is my keeper.” Orion corrected,
then his eyes narrowed at the Krytos male before moving his gaze back to Mya. “You’re
a Krytos now?”
    The youngest of the Adaro brothers,
Tavius, sat down next to Mya. Tavius was a male Krytos in his prime, with intense
black eyes and a honed, muscular frame. Orion had known the three brothers for
years, and he trusted them. He had felt the bond between Mya and Tavius when
he’d stopped at New Vega before heading to X21, but he hadn’t been prepared to
hear that they had converted her into a Krytos when the process was so
dangerous.
     “Calm, my friend,” Tavius said
softly. “Trust me, the conversion was necessary to save her life, or we wouldn’t
have risked our mate.”
    “What in damnation happened to Mya?”
Orion demanded.
    “It’s a long story that we’re going to have
to tell you later, because I wasn’t kidding when I said that we have to go
before blood is shed.” Tavius expression hardened. “However, you should know
that Quilla Rego came to New Vega after you left. She released a drug onboard
that made everyone try to kill one another. Tell your people to be on the
lookout for that Tarin bitch since she got away before we could rip her heart
out. She needs to die for all the lives that were lost.”
    Orion frowned. “We’re about to land on
my home world, but I don’t think she would be stupid enough to try to hide on a
planet where half of the population could sense her evil. Do you need us to
come to New Vega to help?”
    Mya shook her head. “Things are still
crazy here. We should be closer to your planet next month. Why don’t you come
visit after we get everything fixed?”
    “My mate is right,” Tavius agreed. “It
was a total shit show here a few days ago, and we’re still working on repairing
everything. We have a couple Dragon Warriors arriving soon, so we’ll put them
to work and have them help fix our vessel.”
    Morgan winced. “Speaking of, you’ll
have a