Xandar walked away without looking back, Aiden walking beside him.
Gamma Tyler waited until they were far enough away before relaxing his fists. He turned to Katia, worry clear on his face. "Are you okay?"
Katia nodded stiffly, still shaking with anger. "I'm fine. Thank you, Gamma Tyler."
"Tyler," he said gently. "Just Tyler is fine." He glanced where Xandar had gone, looking troubled. "He had no right to talk to you like that."
Exhaustion hit her suddenly. Deep tiredness from the rogue attack, the escape, Cahir almost dying, and now Xandar embarrassing her in public. Her legs felt wobbly.
"I should... I need to rest," Katia said quietly, stepping toward the guard station entrance.
"Of course," Tyler said right away. "The omegas from your group got rooms inside. Let me.
