Page 124 of Star Claimed Omega
Santi’s soul convulsed, and he almost let out a groan.
Fokk.
Hewas so far gone for her, yet ripped, weak, with no strength to fight even if he tried, because that meant he might lose her.
Still, his soul refused to believe his woman was his betrayer.
Varnok placed a hand on Soleil’s shoulder. ‘She was always so thoughtful, my scarlet bird and ourRed Queen.’
Santi, heart in shards, the shit before him driving crazy, realized in that moment that the battle was lost, his love for her not enough to stop the coming carnage.
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Chapter 20
SANTIAGO
Emotion ripped through Santi.
His fists clenched.
Fury scorched his blood even as the shriek of the blast doors sounded through the cavernous space.
The corridor behind the XO exploded in light and boots as Kaal, Boaz, Zev, and a unit of armored Signet guards swept into the chamber.
Their ion-rifles locked forward in unison, shoulder cannons unfolding like silent predators.
Overhead, a swarm of recon and combat bots hovered in offensive formation, laser sights converging on the prisoners.
Varnok didn’t flinch.
The madmangrinned.
He raised a lazy hand.
‘You could fire,’ he sneered, his utterance projected through the air, calm as sin, ‘but you may want to ask your XO what my daughter is holding.’
All eyes shifted as Soleil elevated her hand, showing off the bomb in her grasp.
What was nestled in her palm was no bluff.
Santi turned to the Signet crew and lifted a hand. ‘Stand down!’
The squad hesitated.
Zev’s jaw flexed, his rifle twitching.
Kaal cursed but slowed his roll as the others froze behind him
‘One wrong move, and everyone in this chamber will paint the walls,’ Santi growled.
He twisted to Soleil.
To the woman who loved to nestle in his arms until she fell asleep with a smile still soft on her lips.
The soul he felt fated to.
The woman whose laughter haunted his memory day and night.
