Page 31 of Mated in the Stars
“What is it?” He asked, bracing his hands on the sides of her medical bed.
“They weren’t just pirates.” She admitted.
She watched him tilt his head ever so slightly.
“What were they?”
Sara crinkled her nose before she muttered, “They were hired by my ex, and he was one of them.”
When a growl pierced the air, Sara jumped slightly, her eyes widening as she eyed Ak’kel.
“Was he the one to beat you while you were on board? You were covered in cuts and bruises when we found you.”
Sara glanced down the exposed parts of her body, but didn’t see any bruises or cuts. There were a few fine scars, but nothing more.
“Our doctor has healed your injuries.” Ak’kel informed her as he noted her examination of her body.
“Is he alive?” Sara asked as she glanced back up at Ak’kel.
“If he is, he won’t be for much longer. That much I can promise you, mate.” He growled dangerously. “There was a male with you when we found you. Perhaps that was your ex.”
“What happened to him?”
“His brains now decorate a wall within the pirate ship.” Ak’kel smirked, seeming pleased with this.
“What did he look like?” Sara asked, trying not to hold her breath, but finding it hard. Her tormentor might finally be gone. She might never have to worry about her ex finding her again. Would she have preferred he’d been imprisoned? Maybe, but it wasn’t like she’d killed him. Ak’kel had taken that decision out of her hands.
Ak’kel shrugged one shoulder. “He looked like a human.”
Sara frowned. “Brunette? Blonde? Eye color?”
With a sigh Ak’kel tilted his head as he thought about it. “The human male was blonde, taller than you, and he had green eyes.”
Sara closed her eyes, relief filling her. “And you’re sure he is dead?” When she opened her eyes, she found Ak’kel watching her carefully.
“Was it your ex?”
Sara nodded. So many years of running, always watching her back to make sure he wasn’t there, and now he was gone, never to bother her again.
“Yeah.” She whispered as she closed her eyes again. “What happens now?”
"You will command at my side, of course."
"Command?" Sara couldn't hide her surprise at that as her eyes shot wide. She'd thought he might try to hide her away. With Vrak’rir makes being so treasured and all, she had wondered if he would want to keep her safe. She definitely wouldn’t be safe aboard the same ship as him. He was a space mobster.
"Clearly you can't be trusted to keep yourself safe." He explained, and she frowned at him. "And after captaining your own ship for so long, I doubt you'd want anything less than fifty-fifty involvement."
"What about my ship?"
"We can... put it in my shuttle bay." Ak’kel conceded.
"You killed some of my crew." Sara glared at him.
"An unfortunate event." He agreed.
Sara's eyes widened. "Unfortunate? Unfortunate?! Why don’t you try telling them it was unfortunate."
"Space is a dangerous place." Ak’kel argued as he folded his arms across his broad chest, showcasing those thick blue tattooed arms of his. She couldn't help her eyes as they dropped to see how his pecs stretched the material of her short-sleeved shirt.
