HeartStorm (HeartFast Series Book 3) (29 page)
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Authors: Linda Mooney
Tags: #space ships, #sci-fi, #sensuous, #Romance, #Science Fiction, #erotic, #outer space, #super powers, #superheroes, #other worlds
Nodding, Hunter led the way out of the bay and back into the bunker as the others solemnly returned to
Transport Four.
Chapter Thirty-Six
Life
When Hunter finally joined her, Callie was nursing again, sucking and snorting as she greedily fed. He caught one bared foot no longer than his thumb and kissed it.
"She already looks healthier," he commented, unable to take his gaze away from the baby. Feeling her foot trapped, the baby turned her purple eyes at him, pausing long enough to take a breath, then resumed. Hunter chuckled as she squinted her eyes rapturously. "You know you're back where you belong, don't you?" he crooned.
"How's the woman?" Star whispered, glancing at the seat on the far side of the transport. Porith's wife sat with her arms hugging herself. Her eyes were closed and she appeared to be sleeping, but Star knew the woman was lost within herself. Lost in grief and heartache. "Does she know?"
Hunter sighed heavily. "Provoker told her everything. Funny how that man can be a major pain in the butt one minute, and a great comforter the next. He told me Porith had convinced her DiMackerlyn had left the child with them because the man said his wife was ill and in the hospital, and he couldn't adequately care for her. She had no idea her husband paid for the baby to be kidnapped and brought to him. Neither did she know the full story about Porith's involvement in the Ombitra attack on Synaria." He shook his head. "She does now."
"Does she know I killed her husband?"
He nodded. "Provoker told her Porith shot and killed Destiny when she tried to get the baby away from him. That's why you grabbed him and threw him into space. To protect Callie, and to prevent him from killing anyone else. She doesn't blame you, Terrin."
She met her husband's blue-eyed gaze. "I'm not sorry for what I did, Udo. I know I should be, but I'm not. I don't think anything could have stopped me from killing him after what he did to Destiny."
Hunter lightly caressed her cheek with the back of his fingers. "If you hadn't, I would have," he softly confessed.
Star turned her face to the narrow porthole and the streams of light passing them while they were in hyperlight. "Deceiver will be pissed at me. We may never know if there were any others involved in the conspiracy."
"He'll get over it once he's faced with the details."
A satisfied burp got their attention. Emma answered her sister with a soft burbling noise. Star lifted the baby to place her head on her shoulder, and lovingly rub the little back as the infant drifted back to sleep.
"I'll call Mom and Dad, and tell them the good news when we get home," Hunter said.
"Did we ever discover if Destiny had any family?" Star questioned. The image of the blanket-wrapped body lying in the small cabin at the rear of the ship was something she would never forget.
"Deceiver will check to see," he told her.
She brushed her cheek against the baby's soft curls. "A life for a life," she murmured, giving her husband a wan smile. Hunter returned it.
"We owed Destiny more than we could ever repay," he admitted. "She made sure you were there when the wormhole opened up, saving me, as well as Seeker, Commander, and Disaster. Then she saved our daughter. Terrin, I know it's not much, but when Callie reaches her one hundredth day, and we take her to the great hall for her official naming ceremony, I would like to announce her as Callaura Destiny Vosstien. What do you think?"
"I think... I think Destiny would have liked that." Star smiled, and leaned forward for his thankful kiss.
About the Author:
Linda loves to write sensuously erotic romance with a fantasy, paranormal, or science fiction flair. Her technique is often described as being as visual as a motion picture or graphic novel.
A wife, mother, and retired Kindergarten and music teacher, she lives in a small south Texas town near the Gulf coast where she delves into other worlds filled with daring exploits, adventure, and intense love.
She has numerous best sellers, including 10 consecutive #1s. In 2009, she was named Whiskey Creek Press Torrid's Author of the Year, and her book MY STRENGTH, MY POWER, MY LOVE was named the 2009 WCPT Book of the Year. In 2011, her book LORD OF THUNDER was named the Epic Ebook "Eppie" Award Winner for Best Erotic Sci-Fi Romance.
http://www.LindaMooney.com
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