Words wouldn’t come, so I used my body to show her. And if she didn’t understand that I loved her, then I’d show her again tomorrow.

Let’s go inside before a Sector-hopping horde of hungry flervers smells your fear and zeroes in on us from across the galaxy.” “Don’t make fun of me.” I put my hand over my heart. “I would never.” Tess’s scowl didn’t fool me. The humor in her eyes told the real story. “They’ll eat you first. More muscle.” “If it keeps you alive, I’m happy to sacrifice my biceps.

And you chose Quintessa over the two million units?” Bridgebane asked. “Over the huge bonus you could have had?” “Yeah.” Shade cocked his head. “I guess I made a better choice than you did.

Awesome date, Shade. You took me to murder highway.” He shrugged. “Predators. Prey. It’s just the natural way of things.