RU!
Lis rose from the darkness, his name on her lips. Black closed in on her, and it took her a moment to realize that the lights were out and she was still sitting in the hangar that she and Ru had tried to escape.
She looked around, trying to make out the shape of her mate in the darkness, hoping that her unconsciousness had saved them rather than doomed him. But the hangar was empty, the sound of her breathing echoing in the barren room. They’d taken Ru and left her alone.
No!
She wanted to scream, but rage lodged in her throat, keeping her silent. They were supposed to be safe! They’d made it off Polai, she’d shot down the satellite. And in Ru’s arms, Lis had finally started to believe that this could be a new beginning rather than some too short interlude in the massive pile of su
