Oh, s**t. Jane met Karryl’s angry gaze and tried not to shiver. The big warrior had a face like thunder as he looked down at her and the blade he’d held at her throat had been all business.
“Hmm, I got lost?” she tried, watching as he let her go and backed up, crossing his arms over his massive chest. Somehow, here in this enclosed space, he seemed even bigger and she struggled to draw breath.
“Try again, little human,” he rumbled, his expression unchanged. “Wearing an oonat robe, I’d say getting lost was the last thing on your mind.”
The silence stretched between them; a hard, uncompromising silence and this time she did shiver, rubbing her hands up and down her arms. She hadn’t had a plan beyond getting aboard, which she now realized was the dumbest thing ever. For all she knew that s
