Kyro - A.G. Wilde Page 0,43

left no one behind?

Why did that bring him such joy within his being?

Because he was qrakking selfish that’s why.

He wanted her all for his own, even though he couldn’t have her.

If that wasn’t the most selfish thought in the world, he didn’t know what was.

And still, even though he knew and acknowledged this, it did nothing to quell the beast growing within him.

Polvrak was cruel to dangle something in front of him that he could never have. But he’d be lying if he didn’t admit that he was enjoying the view.

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He was getting ill.

He was definitely coming down with something.

For the third time, Kyro pressed his datapad against his neck so it could run its diagnostic program.

As the ping sounded, his gray eyes skimmed over the results even as he weaved through the crowd that was heading to the market.

The results came back negative.

All his vitals were normal. According to the datapad, he was as healthy as could be.

But he was sure it was wrong. There was definitely something off with his brain and most definitely something wrong with his heart.

Both organs, perhaps the most important next to his skin, were not working correctly.

As he weaved through the crowd, heading in the opposite direction to most of the shoppers and merchants, Kyro frowned.

It was the first day that Evren had decided to stay in and not go to work and he assumed it was because she was knocked out cold from exhaustion.

She’d been working hard day in and day out without a break. He was even feeling the effects of it and he hadn’t been the one doing the labor.

For countless days he’d watched over her and for countless nights he’d laid in his bed unable to sleep as thoughts of her plagued his mind.

Qrak.

There had to be something wrong with him. He was going insane.

Pressing the panel by the door to a dwelling that was not his own, he waited for the occupants to answer.

It took a few minutes before the door slid open and Xul, his captain and one of the individuals he would dare call a friend, looked back at him.

Brief confusion flooded Xul’s eyes. “Kyro?”

“Oh, it’s Kyro?!” He could hear Xul’s mate within the rooms of the dwelling and soon the soft pat of her feet came near.

“I apologize for the surprise visit,” Kyro said, just as the human appeared by Xul’s side. She gave him a grin as if him stopping by was not an inconvenience at all, though he was sure it was.

Surely, she’d have preferred to be alone doing whatever they did as couples—he could well imagine what that was. He’d considered not visiting but he needed Xul’s assistance.

Xul had been the first to fall to a human female.

“It is a surprise indeed.” Xul’s eyes now reflected mild surprise and when Athena jammed her elbow in his side, the large soldier crumpled a little as if she actually managed to hurt him. “Kyro never visits.” Xul chuckled.

“Where are your manners?” Athena glared at her mate, though the look was only superficial. Kyro could see no actual contempt behind her eyes. “Come in, Kyro.” She smiled at him and pulled Xul out of the way.

Nodding, Kyro entered their quarters and came to stand just in front of their sitting area. His eyes widened a little.

The entire living space was decorated with flowers and pretty things. He could hardly imagine this was Xul’s doing.

Free material like the one Evren had bought hung at the windows, colorful soft oofla was bundled into small balls in the seats...there were even squares with images of inanimate objects like flowers and landscapes on the walls.

“This is...” He looked around. He didn’t quite know what to say. All he could imagine was Evren’s quarters. It had no such color and life like this. Was this what humans were supposed to do with their living spaces?

Colorful and, dare he even think it? Homely?

Kyro squeezed his eyes shut for a second. See, this was his problem.

Something was wrong with him.

He was having constant thoughts of her, even when he least expected it.

“Do you like it?” Athena’s voice cut into his thoughts and he was brought back to reality? “I tried to make it as comfortable as I could.”

“It is,” he replied and when she blinked at him Xul intervened.

“‘Comfortable’ he means,” Xul clarified before turning his gaze to him. “So, what brings you here, brother? You should be resting. This is a much-needed break I ordered.”

That was his problem. He couldn’t rest.

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