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headscarf and tossed it onto the couch. She gave Darius a very
unconcerned look. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Darius lunged at her, but Syra moved out of the way quickly, putting the couch
between them.
Tara jumped forward as well and grabbed Darius.
“What are you doing?” she yelled. Syra’s eyes burned with rage as she gripped the
back of the couch.
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“I know when a man and a woman have slept together, I do,” Darius growled.
“You said you didn’t know Sorg that well, that there was nothing you could tell us, you
did. If you’ve jeopardized this nation in any way—”
“What’s going on here?” Torgo interrupted his brother.
Darius, Tara, and Syra all turned to look at him. He stood between the opened glass
doors and stared at the three of them. His muscles seemed tense but his hands fell to his
sides, not quite drawn into fists.
Syra didn’t acknowledge his presence longer than a moment. She glared at Darius
who looked ready to leap at any moment. Darius glanced at Torgo but then turned his
attention once again to Syra.
“I’ll ask you again, I will, why did you lie?”
“You have no idea what you’re talking about,” Syra hissed at him as she moved
around the couch cautiously, not taking her attention from Darius.
“I may not be able to read minds but you’ve slept with him and I want to know
why you lied, I do.”
“Tara, make him stop,” Syra said, shooting Tara a quick glance.
Tara was surprised to actually see somewhat of a desperate look on Syra’s face
when their eyes met. She didn’t understand Darius’ bold accusations. It wasn’t like him
to act this way and she assumed he had good reason to do so—or at least he’d better
have a good reason.
“Syra, is there anything you didn’t tell us?” Tara spoke quietly trying to calm the
situation down.
“I gave you my files accounting for every day that I was with the Tree People.” She
glared now at both of them. “Is there any questionable behavior mentioned in there?”
She turned her attention to Torgo.
“No.” Torgo crossed his arms across his chest and looked from Tara to Darius.
Syra gave Darius a triumphant look.
“You said you created those files when you discovered the opportunity to log
information on a new race. You intended to turn them over to us when you returned,
you did.” Darius’ body was tense.
He still looked ready to spring and Tara braced herself as she stood between the
two of them. Torgo moved and now stood close to his brother. Tara worried this might
get ugly.
“You knew damn good and well who would read those files when you brought
them back, I’d say. I’m sure they’re full of lonely and virtuous thoughts.”
“Darius, that’s enough, it is.” Torgo’s tone showed his anger.
“You have no voice here.” Darius turned his rage on his brother. “Remember your
place.”
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Tara feared for a moment that Torgo would hit his brother. The two men stared at
each other for a long moment. Both of their muscular bodies appeared ready to spring.
She wasn’t sure she’d ever seen the two of them so angry with each other. One of them
defending a nation he felt had been jeopardized, the other defending a woman he
obviously still loved.
“Darius, you’re worse than a fool woman.” Syra hissed the words with a biting
tone.
Darius jumped. He literally flew to the side and dove at Syra. He didn’t attack the
way he would to reprimand a mouthy woman. He didn’t lunge at her the way he
charged when reprimanding one of the twins. He didn’t even dive at her the way he
would take on a belligerent drunk who cursed him one too many times. No, Darius
could think clearly even in anger, in extreme outrage, in cold-blooded fury. He attacked
Syra the way he would an enemy warrior in
unconcerned look. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Darius lunged at her, but Syra moved out of the way quickly, putting the couch
between them.
Tara jumped forward as well and grabbed Darius.
“What are you doing?” she yelled. Syra’s eyes burned with rage as she gripped the
back of the couch.
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“I know when a man and a woman have slept together, I do,” Darius growled.
“You said you didn’t know Sorg that well, that there was nothing you could tell us, you
did. If you’ve jeopardized this nation in any way—”
“What’s going on here?” Torgo interrupted his brother.
Darius, Tara, and Syra all turned to look at him. He stood between the opened glass
doors and stared at the three of them. His muscles seemed tense but his hands fell to his
sides, not quite drawn into fists.
Syra didn’t acknowledge his presence longer than a moment. She glared at Darius
who looked ready to leap at any moment. Darius glanced at Torgo but then turned his
attention once again to Syra.
“I’ll ask you again, I will, why did you lie?”
“You have no idea what you’re talking about,” Syra hissed at him as she moved
around the couch cautiously, not taking her attention from Darius.
“I may not be able to read minds but you’ve slept with him and I want to know
why you lied, I do.”
“Tara, make him stop,” Syra said, shooting Tara a quick glance.
Tara was surprised to actually see somewhat of a desperate look on Syra’s face
when their eyes met. She didn’t understand Darius’ bold accusations. It wasn’t like him
to act this way and she assumed he had good reason to do so—or at least he’d better
have a good reason.
“Syra, is there anything you didn’t tell us?” Tara spoke quietly trying to calm the
situation down.
“I gave you my files accounting for every day that I was with the Tree People.” She
glared now at both of them. “Is there any questionable behavior mentioned in there?”
She turned her attention to Torgo.
“No.” Torgo crossed his arms across his chest and looked from Tara to Darius.
Syra gave Darius a triumphant look.
“You said you created those files when you discovered the opportunity to log
information on a new race. You intended to turn them over to us when you returned,
you did.” Darius’ body was tense.
He still looked ready to spring and Tara braced herself as she stood between the
two of them. Torgo moved and now stood close to his brother. Tara worried this might
get ugly.
“You knew damn good and well who would read those files when you brought
them back, I’d say. I’m sure they’re full of lonely and virtuous thoughts.”
“Darius, that’s enough, it is.” Torgo’s tone showed his anger.
“You have no voice here.” Darius turned his rage on his brother. “Remember your
place.”
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Tara feared for a moment that Torgo would hit his brother. The two men stared at
each other for a long moment. Both of their muscular bodies appeared ready to spring.
She wasn’t sure she’d ever seen the two of them so angry with each other. One of them
defending a nation he felt had been jeopardized, the other defending a woman he
obviously still loved.
“Darius, you’re worse than a fool woman.” Syra hissed the words with a biting
tone.
Darius jumped. He literally flew to the side and dove at Syra. He didn’t attack the
way he would to reprimand a mouthy woman. He didn’t lunge at her the way he
charged when reprimanding one of the twins. He didn’t even dive at her the way he
would take on a belligerent drunk who cursed him one too many times. No, Darius
could think clearly even in anger, in extreme outrage, in cold-blooded fury. He attacked
Syra the way he would an enemy warrior in
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