Rayne
He’s staring at the panel like he has never seen an escape pod before. He might be deaf, but he isn’t slow. What would his voice sound like?
“Is everything alright?”
He shook his head.
There isn’t much space in here. I’m surprised that we have not plummeted to our death in this thing. The Vrakkil aren’t the smartest aliens in the galaxy. I was not sure how long we’d been flying, but he must have been exhausted.
Standing I patted the seat. “Why don’t you sit for a while. You must be exhausted.” Waves of heat entered my body as I moved into his personal space. Swallowing, I pointed behind me to the seat.
All at once, the pod jerked right, and I toppled backward, but his hand wrapped around my waist. Hauling me against him, I inhaled his scent. I reached up and touched his long br
