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Story: Lost Companion
Riley turned grey. She curtsied quickly and said, “No, sir, it isn’t that kind of contract.”
Ranna laughed and smiled. “She is correct, Father. We are not a couple. I am merely consuming her joyful energy, and she is helping me progress.”
Rath looked Riley up and down, and his gaze made her stomach flip a little. To say he was sexy was a gross understatement.
Ranna started giggling, and Riley knew why. Their link had gotten faster, so her sudden hormonal rush was going straight into her employer.
“Stop laughing, Lady Ranna.”
Rath raised his brows. “You give my daughter orders?”
Riley heard the deadly coldness in his tone. Ranna had her close with an arm around her. “Father, don’t mess with our dynamic. If she is too frightened to be herself, then this won’t work.”
“Your features are lovely, but it is cosmetic.”
Riley got mad. “She has made a ton of progress. Her wings are no longer hanging in tatters; yes, there are holes, but they are healing.”
Rath looked at her, all brave with Ranna hugging her. He looked at his daughter. “Show me.”
Ranna extended one wing, and it did still have holes in it, but the edges had sealed, and the healing was obvious. “I have two years and ten months to fly, and then I can start matchmaking for Riley so that she can stay on Arro. Our contract didn’t have a citizenship option.”
“Because you are not authorized to offer it,” Rath murmured as he examined the progress.
He smiled at his daughter and kissed her cheek. “I am so glad to hear you laugh again.”
“Horib has prepared lunch.”
“Excellent. I do enjoy her cooking.” He offered Ranna his hand; she took it and let Riley go.
When they were inside, she exhaled, and a shadow to her left made her jump. “Holy hell!”
The six-and-a-half-foot figure with the staff said, “We are named for her. He started our order because of her.”
“I gathered as much. I know what happened to her. So, how long have you been off Earth?”
“A year. I was in an early wave. My life was over. Rath gave me purpose.”
“Good. Nice. I am guessing you were given treatments to get taller?”
“Taller, faster, more violent. We can use our rage very effectively.”
“Other Terrans in the ranks?”
“Only one from each species. I am that one. Sorry. No room for runts.”
“My, aren’t we full of ourselves?” Riley looked up and blinked at the extra foot of height her gaze had to cover. “Mind you, we are talking to one who ate everyone’s vegetables.”
The woman chuckled. Her third eye tattoo was bright, and her singular ear hoop was bright in the depths of the hood. She stared at the ring in her lip. “Oh, I am so sorry.”
The woman stiffened. “You know what that means?”
“I have been here for a few months, so yes.”
The woman’s face contorted. “Thank you. Are you content to be a sex pet?”
“I am not. I am the human equivalent of an emotional support animal. When she no longer needs me, she will cut me loose, and I will go. I know what I am. But this is a nice place to begin my journey, and there is no shame in bringing joy and laughter where there was none.”
“Your lady is returning for you.”
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