The Gate Jumpers Saga - Elin Wyn Page 0,10

her original scent of an Eiztar summer to emit a smell of gunpowder and the after burn of a laser – the smells of war. It was driving Kanthi crazy with bloodlust, starting with the fucker laughing at the woman in her cell.

“You can be mine, if you’d like. I could use an Eiztar – need something to keep me entertained,” the Thagzar continued, oblivious.

The woman was still yelling, completely ignoring her attacker as she kept her eyes on Kanthi. She was shaking, with fear or rage Kanthi couldn’t be sure, but her plea for his help couldn’t be misunderstood.

It was irrational, Kanthi thought to himself, to call on the help of someone in an equally pathetic situation as your own. The woman clearly wasn’t thinking straight, but then, neither was he – not with the way he was pushing and shoving at his own cage, desperate to get out and help her.

The realization made him pause, his mind reeling.

Could his body be initiating a bond?

“I can see that you need some time to consider my proposal,” the flat-face smirked, moving to the exit but never turning his back on the woman. “I’ll be back with another drink,” he said, glancing at the broken cup on the floor. “Think quickly, will you?”

He locked her cage with the same device that he had used to open it, and the sight of it calmed Kanthi down, making him refocus. He knew he needed to get that remote, preferably before something happened to the woman.

Taryn

Taryn shut up once the snake left her cell, relieved to see her most recent threat leave. She watched the alien exit the cage, angry at herself for being intimidated by his size. He was huge – much bigger than the two that had brought her in had been, and she wasn’t stupid enough to think that she could take him on alone. Besides, with her luck, he probably had some kind of alien super strength going for him.

She glanced at the cage across from hers, only to avert her eyes just as quickly. She’d gotten a good look at the man over there, and for a moment, she’d been relieved to see a human face. Well, at least, one that was humanoid. You could never tell with aliens, especially in an undocumented solar system.

“Thanks for your help,” she said sarcastically, her tone bitter with anger. It was more of a rage at herself than at the stranger; she knew it was stupid of her to call out for help from another prisoner. She wasn’t helpless, she could defend herself. But something in that moment had made her turn and beg.

It was sickening.

Leaning down, she examined the cup she’d broken. She hadn’t meant to drop it, but she’d gotten dizzy so suddenly – she considered, nervously, that she’d been drugged. Shaking her head, she knelt closer. The cup had felt metallic, yet when it had hit the floor it’d shattered. She picked up a piece, a sharp shard that glittered in the artificial light, and wondered about the weight of it in her hand. It felt heavy, strong – not fragile. She raised an eyebrow and tried scraping the sharp bit across the floor. She froze when it immediately broke in half.

Okay, obviously it was a weak material that was undervalued, therefore (probably) underpriced and used as dinnerware for prisoners. Great, just what she needed for her big break out.

She slumped, tossing the shard behind her, and glanced at the other cage again.

She jumped when her eyes met the other prisoner’s, his golden eyes the brightest light in his little corner of shadows. He was resting against the edge of his cell again, watching her. From what she could tell in the darkness, he had a sharp face and narrowed eyes, his long dark hair a deep black from what she could see.

“Not disappearing this time?” she asked, annoyed now that he was apparently content to stay there and look at her. Where had he been when she was calling for help? “What are you looking at?” At her words, he simply narrowed his eyes more, furrowing his eyebrows. “Yeah, I’m mad,” she continued, looking away. “See if I help you when I break out of here.”

As if at her words, footsteps sounded down the hall. Taryn stiffened, standing up to her full height as the snake man reappeared, walking down towards her.

The man across from her didn’t sink into the shadows again like she thought he would, but

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