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“You want to help people,” Leah tried again, sending some of her own soothing energy his way. But only an ocean of fury met her attempts. “Killing him won’t help anyone.”
“It would help me.”
“You’re not selfish.”
Taryn sighed. How very human of him. “You're right. I can interrogate him, then I can crush his bones.”
Even as he said it, Leah felt the decision springing to life in his energy. Taryn knew killing Flint wasn’t the right way to go. The maggot would live–hopefully.
Leah snuggled closer to his massive frame. “Just think about all the questions–”
Just as it neared the edge of the crevice, Flint’s ship exploded.
Leah gasped, shielding her face against Taryn’s chest, which rumbled with a barked command. She dared look up, only to see the vines snapping back into the garden, as a glass ceiling instantly slid over the hole.
Whatever was left of the ship–and Flint–fell on top of it, with a horrifying metal clank. The pieces burned against the glass.
Leah couldn’t look anymore. She hated Flint, but she didn’t want to see his remains burn above her. Taryn embraced her, his large palm cradling the back of her head, Igniting his hands and the mind connection between them.
Are you okay? he asked in her mind.
I think so, she replied. Though some bile was rising in her throat. She’d never seen someone die so violently.
And you never will, from now on.
Leah opened her mouth to argue that he couldn’t protect her against everything–old habits and all. Taryn pressed a finger to her lips.
You heard him–you’re not the one being tracked, he said. I don’t know how or what the Zavorians have placed in my cliff.
Or on you, she said.
A cheerful thought.
It goes with our delightful evening. She shivered.At least Flint won’t threaten Nana ever again.
Before she could stop herself, her previous thoughts about commuting between Earth and Quillon came rushing back.
Taryn saw each and every single one.
But instead of judging her, he felt happy.There is a shorter way to get from Quillon to Earth.
Leah’s mouth hung open, even as no words came out. She gently nudged his shoulder.And you let us travel for two whole months in that metal casket?
It was safer to transport a large number of humans, most of which we don’t trust, that way, he said.But if your Nana agrees, we can just as safely get here in a few days, should she choose it. One person is a lot easier to transport than dozens.
Seriously, could Leah’s heart take any more?
Was this real? Could she get everything she’d ever wanted? Nana safe and her happiness alongside Taryn?
Yes, he answered in her mind.That is…if you choose to stay.
Of course I’m staying. I’m never leaving you.
Or I you, he said.I love you.
Nope, her heart had reached its fill. It couldn’t take so much joy all at once.I love you, too.
Their happiness melted together into one, unifying their very essence. Leah didn’t know where she ended and Taryn began, and she never wanted to know from this point on.
