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He offers a half-hearted smile. Andred surely knows he got under his skin, which Tekil never wanted to happen.
“We need to free the others,” he says.
“You sure you don’t want to wait another day?”
“No. We need the others if we are to leave this planet.”
“Safety in numbers,” she murmurs.
“Exactly.” And then he walks away.
9
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Myla
I’m not going to lie—I’m afraid. Check that—I’m absolutely terrified.
I have no idea what we’re walking into. I mean, we don’t even have any weapons! Not unless you count the fact that Tekil and Andred can transform into wolves at will. Well, at least…Andred can do that, but Tekil is stuck in the same half-man, half-wolf state.
I don’t understand this uncanny attraction, but my eyes keep shifting toward Tekil. It doesn’t matter that he’s half-shifted all the time; his hard body constantly draws my attention, with those powerful muscles that ripple with each stride.
They can both fight, but how can I help? Even though they injected me with this yellow stuff, so far I don’t think I can transform into anything…I mean, I hope I can’t! I can accept it from Tekil and Andred, but me? Nope. I’m just little ol’ me from Georgia. I’m Human. Or I was. Now…I’m not quite sure.
Startled, I realize someone is calling my name. I’ve faded away again. I stop, inhale, and force myself to look at Tekil, who appears more and more worried by the minute.
“Myla, are you alright?” he asks me.
I’m painfully aware of Andred’s eyes on us. I flush, inwardly cursing my fair complexion. Hopefully it won’t be too noticeable in the moonlight.
“Yeah, I’m good,” I reply.
Another twenty minutes or so passes, and then Tekil stops abruptly, facing me. “We can make better time if I carry you.”
He’s right. When we escaped, he carried me as if I weighed nothing, and ran with uncanny speed.
Andred steps forward. “You can ride my back.” And then a sinister grin spreads across his face. “Or I can ride yours.”
Knowing exactly what he means, I look away and step over to Tekil. His lips briefly tip upwards before he hefts me into his arms, my own arms circling his neck.
Andred smirks and shakes his head, then morphs into a pre-historic wolf-like animal, and the two take off in a blur of speed. Laying my head on Tekil’s chest, I close my eyes.
I’m not sure how much time passes—maybe thirty or forty minutes—but eventually they both slow to a stop, and then Tekil sets me on my feet.
“We are nearly back at the facility entrance,” he says softly.
“Okay.” I glance around, allowing my eyes to adjust to the darkness, bringing everything into focus. The air smells moist, moldy, the streets are empty, and the water keeps dripping on my arms. I can’t wait to get off this planet.
“What’s the plan?” I ask.
Tekil is silent as Andred snickers behind me.
After what Andred did earlier, after what he said, I want to smack that snicker right off of his smug face. It’s not that I think he’s bad, or unreliable like Tekil suggests, but Andred is definitely using me to irritate Tekil, and I don’t like it.
“You do have some type of plan…don’t you?” I ask anxiously, rubbing my sweaty hands nervously up and down my outer thighs.
I don’t like being here, standing in their city. I know they are blind at night, but they could have guards.
