8
Miranda, Battleship Zakar, Command Deck
Commander Grigg Zakar, Trist’s boss, was huge, and a bit scary. I’d have been more worried if not for the equally intense woman who stood beside him. Amanda was human, from home. It had been two years since I’d been to Earth, but it was still home. But now, with Trist, even after a short time, I felt like home was with him.
“I’m the first bride ever sent into space from Earth,” she said, smiling proudly up at Grigg. I’d gone to Trion with Natalie. I could only imagine how afraid she’d been to do it alone. But having her mate waiting for her after transport… if he were anything like Trist, would have eased her mind right away.
The commander cleared his throat, and while he looked down at Amanda with love in his eyes, his words were a reminder. “
