relief, but we hadn’t made it yet. We still had to get to the shuttle, which was on the other side of the station.
A warm hand grasped mine and pulled me into Manik’s arms. The hug only lasted what felt like a second and then he was pulling me out of the hall and towards the security guards’ storage area, leaving Stadden standing at the control panel. We had maybe ten minutes before the full effect of the drugs wore off. Manik stopped on the other side of the door and looked over the storage.
“What are you looking for?” I asked.
Manik didn’t look at me as he responded, but just started to pull me towards the hall.
“A weapon, but they have everything well secured. We’ll just have to make do without.”
We made it out of the security offices without any trouble. It was so late at night there was nobody around. Everything now hinged on Prixy having the shuttle up and running.
My heart pounded in my chest as we ran through the station from shadow to shadow, Manik pulling me along. I could barely keep up, his legs were so much longer than mine. We slammed into one of the night security patrols as we rounded a corner, knocking the man off his feet.
I thought my heart was going to explode as Manik pushed me past him and we kept going as the guard yelled, “Hey!”
I looked back to see the security guard running towards us. We were almost there. Almost to the shuttle. I hoped Prixy had been successful or we were in all sorts of trouble.
The drugs I’d given her would have knocked the security guard out. She just had to get them into him, but I had faith in her ability. The sudden blare of the station’s alarm sent a small noise of fright escaping from my throat.
Manik dragged me forward, pushing me to run faster. My breath rushed out of me in gasping pants as we rounded the last corner, the security guard running behind us.
A slumped form in the corridor and Prixy’s head poking out the portal door told me she’d been successful. We ran the last few metres and through into Manik’s shuttle. The doors shut behind us with a grinding noise that was almost as bad as the station’s security alarm.
Prixy hugged me the minute we were inside.
“You took so long, I thought you weren’t coming. I thought for sure Stadden had put you in a cell.”
“He almost did,” I replied on a gasp.
Manik had let go of my hand as we’d entered the shuttle. He rushed forward and sat in front of the controls of the ship.
The shuttle’s engines were already running, the whine loud in the confined space. Our bags were pushed up against one wall, taking up most of the spare room in the shuttle.
“Ellie, find a seat. The shuttle’s ready to go,” Manik called from the front of the shuttle, his hands moving over the controls.
Prixy and I grabbed a seat each, me beside Manik and Prixy right behind us.
“Computer, release docking clamps.”
Manik’s deep voice shimmered through me, sending a needy pulse through my core.
The minute we got to his ship, I was dragging him off to ravish him. He was my mate, and I needed him with a desperate kind of urgency.
The shuttle jerked slightly as the docking clamps released, and then we were away. My heart was still pounding in my ears, my breath coming out of me in little pants, but we’d made it. We were free, and we’d be on Manik’s ship soon enough.
Manik twisted in his seat and grabbed me around the back of the neck. I was pulled forward by a rough hand and kissed by fierce lips that stole the last of my breath.
His lips softened and eased from mine. I stared into his blazing eyes and felt scorched to my soul.
“You are everything I could have wanted and more, Ellie. How did you get to be so perfect?”
I felt my heart melt and knew that whatever happened, wherever we ended up, I’d made the right decision waiting for him. After all, he was my mate, and destiny said we were perfect for each other.
Author Note
I hope you enjoyed reading A
A warm hand grasped mine and pulled me into Manik’s arms. The hug only lasted what felt like a second and then he was pulling me out of the hall and towards the security guards’ storage area, leaving Stadden standing at the control panel. We had maybe ten minutes before the full effect of the drugs wore off. Manik stopped on the other side of the door and looked over the storage.
“What are you looking for?” I asked.
Manik didn’t look at me as he responded, but just started to pull me towards the hall.
“A weapon, but they have everything well secured. We’ll just have to make do without.”
We made it out of the security offices without any trouble. It was so late at night there was nobody around. Everything now hinged on Prixy having the shuttle up and running.
My heart pounded in my chest as we ran through the station from shadow to shadow, Manik pulling me along. I could barely keep up, his legs were so much longer than mine. We slammed into one of the night security patrols as we rounded a corner, knocking the man off his feet.
I thought my heart was going to explode as Manik pushed me past him and we kept going as the guard yelled, “Hey!”
I looked back to see the security guard running towards us. We were almost there. Almost to the shuttle. I hoped Prixy had been successful or we were in all sorts of trouble.
The drugs I’d given her would have knocked the security guard out. She just had to get them into him, but I had faith in her ability. The sudden blare of the station’s alarm sent a small noise of fright escaping from my throat.
Manik dragged me forward, pushing me to run faster. My breath rushed out of me in gasping pants as we rounded the last corner, the security guard running behind us.
A slumped form in the corridor and Prixy’s head poking out the portal door told me she’d been successful. We ran the last few metres and through into Manik’s shuttle. The doors shut behind us with a grinding noise that was almost as bad as the station’s security alarm.
Prixy hugged me the minute we were inside.
“You took so long, I thought you weren’t coming. I thought for sure Stadden had put you in a cell.”
“He almost did,” I replied on a gasp.
Manik had let go of my hand as we’d entered the shuttle. He rushed forward and sat in front of the controls of the ship.
The shuttle’s engines were already running, the whine loud in the confined space. Our bags were pushed up against one wall, taking up most of the spare room in the shuttle.
“Ellie, find a seat. The shuttle’s ready to go,” Manik called from the front of the shuttle, his hands moving over the controls.
Prixy and I grabbed a seat each, me beside Manik and Prixy right behind us.
“Computer, release docking clamps.”
Manik’s deep voice shimmered through me, sending a needy pulse through my core.
The minute we got to his ship, I was dragging him off to ravish him. He was my mate, and I needed him with a desperate kind of urgency.
The shuttle jerked slightly as the docking clamps released, and then we were away. My heart was still pounding in my ears, my breath coming out of me in little pants, but we’d made it. We were free, and we’d be on Manik’s ship soon enough.
Manik twisted in his seat and grabbed me around the back of the neck. I was pulled forward by a rough hand and kissed by fierce lips that stole the last of my breath.
His lips softened and eased from mine. I stared into his blazing eyes and felt scorched to my soul.
“You are everything I could have wanted and more, Ellie. How did you get to be so perfect?”
I felt my heart melt and knew that whatever happened, wherever we ended up, I’d made the right decision waiting for him. After all, he was my mate, and destiny said we were perfect for each other.
Author Note
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