Chapter Six
Mina lay on a rickety cot in a tiny closet of a room, every muscle aching from her first planet rotation of training. She missed Erick’s presence. He’d left her in the training room, and then she found he’d left the training pod altogether—without saying goodbye.
She shouldn’t be so offended. This should be what she wanted. She’d pushed him away, refusing to let him make any claim on her other than their s****l encounters.
And yet she craved his presence at nearly every turn. As much as she enjoyed her training—loved absorbing every bit of knowledge the warriors gave her—she somehow felt Erick should be there to witness it.
After all, he’d been the one to help establish her there. He’d brought her and argued with her father. She had to believe his opinion meant a great deal
