Chapter Twenty-Seven
Ha’ven ignored the stares as he carried Emma through the narrow corridors and back to where the Rayon I was docked. His arms tightened protectively around her slender body as several traders looked greedily at her hair and pale complexion. Two of them collapsed in a heap on the dirty floor as he walked by. Ha’ven raised his eyebrow at Adalard and Bahadur.
“We didn’t like the way they were looking at her,” both men responded with a grin.
“Besides, I was really hoping to kill someone and Kejon took that pleasure away,” Adalard said.
“You killed those two men?” Emma asked, shocked.
Adalard glanced down at Emma’s pale face. “No, little one, we just stunned them,” he assured her, shooting a warning look at Bahadur.
“Yes, just stunned them,” Bahadur agreed hurriedly. “
