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I eased it under its edge and, using all my weight and strength, forced it open.
Just an inch.
Just enough to set off a warning light on the cockpit’s panel.
I eased back into the darkness and waited.
A figure descended down the short flight of stairs, before it paused and picked up a heavy object.
No doubt Ohara’s senses were heightened, ready to lash out at any would-be attacker.
I needed to proceed carefully.
Moving swiftly, I made my way to intercept the intruder, leaving Isla safely hidden.
As I turned a corner, a tall, muscular figure appeared, his hand gripping a sizeable wrench, the tool’s surface glinting in the low light.
His intent was clear.
But he froze, his dark eyes widening in shock as they met mine.
Lowering my hood slowly, I allowed my face to be fully revealed in the dim lighting.
“Wait,” I said.
His grip on the wrench slackened, and it clattered to the floor, the sound echoing like a gunshot in the silence.
“I didn’t mean to startle you,’ I said, “but I couldn’t think of another way to get you down here without creeping up on you and one of us accidentally causing harm to the other.”
He looked at me uncertainly, momentarily not recognizing me.
After all, it had been a while since we’d last met.
He doubletook.
No doubt I was not who he was expecting.
“I thought you were dead?” Ohara said.
“Believe me, they tried.”
“But how? Why? I thought Druin killed you?”
“He thought he killed me. I knew he wanted my place. Just as I knew he wanted revenge on you. It’s so much easier to manipulate people when you know what they want.”
I noticed his own fated mate — Lily — standing to one side.
I knew the power of true love and knew Ohara would stop at nothing to be with her.
I reached out and took her by the hand, kissing it.
“This is how they greet each other in some places on Earth, is it not?”
“It’s a little old-fashioned…” Lily said. “But yes. You’re right.”
“I had a good teacher. You’re lovelier than I ever imagined. I can undersand why this one fell head over heels for you.”
Ohara shook his head in wonder. “Why would you let Druin take your place?”
