Unwelcome news from the Elders Council:
Kren was sure Jeannie wouldn’t hear them, but he
turned the volume down as far as he could and still understand Mekay. “Go
ahead.”
“I need you to bring Jeannie to my home early
tomorrow. The council is gathering here to meet her and discuss her position.”
Kren’s hearts stuttered in his chest. All at once,
it was difficult to catch his breath. “So soon?”
Mekay sighed. “The village council insisted on it
when I told them of Jeannie. We must gather at dawn and then call in the
Assembly as soon as possible.”
Kren fought off a shudder. He asked, “What was
their initial reaction when they heard about Jeannie?”
“Most refrained from comment until they can
interview her. Being a biologist, Sus is excited to meet a new potential
sentient. Yees spoke of her curiosity.”
“And Fetla?”
Mekay sighed. “You know how he is. His fears of
the Monsuda penetrating any of our villages make him suspicious.”
Elder Fetla was more than suspicious. He was
obsessed with the Monsudan threat on the Risnarish. Not wanting to ask but
needing to know, Kren asked, “How scared is he?”
"He wanted to know why Jeannie has not already been eradicated."
* * *
He was her savior, but she was his
salvation.
Jeannie Gardner escapes from her captors’ clutches only to find herself trapped on a planet far from Earth. When she is discovered by a muscle-bound warrior, she must prove to him, and the Council of Elders, that she is not a creature set free from a lab, but a sentient being from another planet.
If she succeeds, they will send her home. If she fails, she will be executed.
Risnar warrior Kren Bolep is duty bound to protect his village from the Monsuda and their creations. But this small pink-skinned female is different, special. As the bond between them grows, Jeannie’s vulnerability invokes Kren’s protective instincts, and he vows to uncover the truth and secure her future.
But there is a bigger threat looming. The Monsuda are coming to get Jeannie, and they’ll use whatever means necessary. When Jeannie is taken, Kren is forced to choose—disobey the Elders and place his people in danger, or lose the only person who makes him feel whole.
Jeannie Gardner escapes from her captors’ clutches only to find herself trapped on a planet far from Earth. When she is discovered by a muscle-bound warrior, she must prove to him, and the Council of Elders, that she is not a creature set free from a lab, but a sentient being from another planet.
If she succeeds, they will send her home. If she fails, she will be executed.
Risnar warrior Kren Bolep is duty bound to protect his village from the Monsuda and their creations. But this small pink-skinned female is different, special. As the bond between them grows, Jeannie’s vulnerability invokes Kren’s protective instincts, and he vows to uncover the truth and secure her future.
But there is a bigger threat looming. The Monsuda are coming to get Jeannie, and they’ll use whatever means necessary. When Jeannie is taken, Kren is forced to choose—disobey the Elders and place his people in danger, or lose the only person who makes him feel whole.
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I love this new world, granted not as much as Kalquor but it is a fast second. *chuckles*
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it. There was a lot to establish in the first book. Book 2, Worlds Apart, really gets things going. :D
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