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“One of the guards gave her a hard shove.
Stumbling forward, she scowled and stopped short again. Hands curling into fists, she turned suddenly and punched the guard in the throat.
Caught by surprise, the guard cupped his neck and began to wheeze.
Ava spun and delivered a hard kick to his belly, driving him back a step.”
― The Purveli
Stumbling forward, she scowled and stopped short again. Hands curling into fists, she turned suddenly and punched the guard in the throat.
Caught by surprise, the guard cupped his neck and began to wheeze.
Ava spun and delivered a hard kick to his belly, driving him back a step.”
― The Purveli
“Smiling, Ava closed her eyes as weariness overcame her.
Jak’ri and his brother continued to razz each other, seeming almost to compete to see who could launch the most outrageous accusations or recount the most ridiculous stories.
Tears welled in her eyes as she realized what they were doing.
They were trying to distract her from the pain.
Trying to keep fear and despair from overwhelming her by making her laugh.
Helping her feel less alone.
And it was working, she thought moments before darkness claimed her.”
― The Purveli
Jak’ri and his brother continued to razz each other, seeming almost to compete to see who could launch the most outrageous accusations or recount the most ridiculous stories.
Tears welled in her eyes as she realized what they were doing.
They were trying to distract her from the pain.
Trying to keep fear and despair from overwhelming her by making her laugh.
Helping her feel less alone.
And it was working, she thought moments before darkness claimed her.”
― The Purveli
“Jak’ri surfaced beside her a second later.
Grinning, Ava drew in deep breaths and swiped water from her face. “That was awesome!”
Once again, he found himself smiling, something he did a lot around her. “I’m glad you enjoyed it.”
“You’re so fast!”
He nodded. “You should see the Purvelis with tails. They’re even faster.”
Her mouth dropped open. “Some of you have tails?”
He grinned. “No. I just wanted to see your reaction.”
Laughing, she splashed him.”
― The Purveli
Grinning, Ava drew in deep breaths and swiped water from her face. “That was awesome!”
Once again, he found himself smiling, something he did a lot around her. “I’m glad you enjoyed it.”
“You’re so fast!”
He nodded. “You should see the Purvelis with tails. They’re even faster.”
Her mouth dropped open. “Some of you have tails?”
He grinned. “No. I just wanted to see your reaction.”
Laughing, she splashed him.”
― The Purveli
“You keep saying you instead of we.”
Jak’ri closed the incinerator. A whoosh sounded. “I’m not coming with you.”
She stared up at him. “What?”
“I’m staying here. Keep me apprised of everything telepathically as you go. If you run into any trouble, I’ll start blasting things in here, then run and draw their fire.”
“Oh, hell no!” she blurted. “We leave together or we don’t leave at all.”
“Ava, you have a much higher chance of escaping if I keep them distracted long enough to—”
Closing the distance between them, she rose onto her toes, curled her free hand around the nape of his neck, and pressed a fervent kiss to his lips.
Startled into silence, he stared down at her.
“I’m not going without you, Jak’ri. I won’t let you sacrifice yourself for me. We either escape together or we die together. Those are your two options. Time is ticking. What’s it going to be?”
― The Purveli
Jak’ri closed the incinerator. A whoosh sounded. “I’m not coming with you.”
She stared up at him. “What?”
“I’m staying here. Keep me apprised of everything telepathically as you go. If you run into any trouble, I’ll start blasting things in here, then run and draw their fire.”
“Oh, hell no!” she blurted. “We leave together or we don’t leave at all.”
“Ava, you have a much higher chance of escaping if I keep them distracted long enough to—”
Closing the distance between them, she rose onto her toes, curled her free hand around the nape of his neck, and pressed a fervent kiss to his lips.
Startled into silence, he stared down at her.
“I’m not going without you, Jak’ri. I won’t let you sacrifice yourself for me. We either escape together or we die together. Those are your two options. Time is ticking. What’s it going to be?”
― The Purveli
“Jak’ri had admired how she’d handled captivity, the way Ava had conquered her fears again and again, the sense of humor she hadn’t abandoned in favor of despair. He’d been grateful for the reprieves she’d granted him from his own captivity in dreams, treasuring the moments of freedom they’d shared at Runaka Point. And he respected the intelligence she had repeatedly exhibited both back on the ship and here on this alien world.
He studied her from the corner of his eye. She’d pulled her long hair back in what she called a ponytail that slid this way and that across the top of her pack. Little tendrils had escaped and danced around her pretty face as a faint sheen of moisture glistened on her forehead.
Jak’ri’s heart thudded in his chest. Since becoming an adult, he had wondered periodically what having a lifemate would be like, if experiencing that depth of emotion and caring would change him in some way.
His parents’ union was a loving one, full of laughter, affection, and teasing. Throughout his life, his mother and father had shared a closeness that he’d begun to wonder if he would ever find himself, since past lovers had failed to engender those emotions in him.
But now he knew. Now he understood.”
― The Purveli
He studied her from the corner of his eye. She’d pulled her long hair back in what she called a ponytail that slid this way and that across the top of her pack. Little tendrils had escaped and danced around her pretty face as a faint sheen of moisture glistened on her forehead.
Jak’ri’s heart thudded in his chest. Since becoming an adult, he had wondered periodically what having a lifemate would be like, if experiencing that depth of emotion and caring would change him in some way.
His parents’ union was a loving one, full of laughter, affection, and teasing. Throughout his life, his mother and father had shared a closeness that he’d begun to wonder if he would ever find himself, since past lovers had failed to engender those emotions in him.
But now he knew. Now he understood.”
― The Purveli
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