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Story: Lost Companion
He walked out, and the two Sisters came to his side and went through a rundown of what they had learned.
He knew most of the things about Riley until Teddy inhaled. “She’s companion class. Consort class. She got the assessor to fake her paperwork. Her original number is available if you want to see it.”
He tensed. “Show me.”
She shared via the third eye, and he staggered back. “You are... are you sure?”
“Yes, Lord Rath. She has enough power to blow your doors off. We need to keep an eye on her. If others discover her rating, there is going to be a fight.”
“I will reassign her assessor and remove her file from the system.”
Teddy grinned. “You want to charge in there, grab her, and fly off with her.”
Lord Rath looked at the other Terran. “To quote you, shut up. She’s helping Ranna.”
Teddy snorted.
He looked at her. “You need a tattoo and some more earrings. Go kill someone.”
The other Sister laughed, and they left his daughter’s estate.
From the sky, he could see the checkpoints, the security gates, and the guns waiting to halt anyone who made a move toward his little girl. He had failed her once; he would not lose her again.
* * * *
Riley sighed and watchedthe figures on the skimmer and the dark shape fly away. She turned back onto the pillow and exhaled slowly. She could feel the kiss on her forehead, and she replayed it over and over as she settled into sleep again.
She might be wired to jump aliens with wings, but she wasn’t going to do it without a nice dinner and maybe an evening at the theatre. She smiled at her own foolishness and dreamed about men with wings wrapped in moving shadows.
Riley sat up at dawn, her chest heaving. Her skin was tingling, and her body throbbed. She groaned and walked to the bathroom, peed, and jumped in the shower. She really wanted to cool herself down before she saw Ranna. Lust was super easy for Hmrain to pick up, according to what she had been able to read on the station.
When she was cool, she got dressed and pulled her hair back in a ponytail. She had woken up with underwear on, so that was something.
Riley walked into the kitchen, and there was a huge display projected above the island. Ranna was humming with excitement. “Pick something you want to do today, something you want to do this month, and something you want to do this year.”
The list was extensive, but Riley smiled. “I would like to go to a local restaurant. No offense, Horib, but it would be nice to sit down, eat, and people watch.”
Horib nodded. “Yes, it is getting creepy being watched all the time.”
Riley grinned. “But you are adorable and so fuzzy.”
Horib laughed. “Keep choosing.”
“Um, I would like to work on programming this week and go to the abbey by the end of the year.”
“Nice. I have a selection of programs I would like you to work on to get yourself familiar with our systems.”
Riley blinked away happy tears. She didn’t want to thank Ranna. She knew that it was due to being taken to task by Rath. The thought of him caused a hot flash, and Riley saw Ranna focus on her.
“Riley, what was that?”
“Hot flash. It happens when I haven’t eaten for a while.”
Ranna smirked. “You don’t say. Let’s start you with tea, and then Horib made you some broth. We also studied all foods that you may react to, and they are banned from the house.”
“Lady Ranna, you are scaring me.” She waved her hand in front of Ranna’s nose. “Are you in there? Blink once if they are holding you against your will.”
Ranna took her hand. “I have been treating you like an accessory, not an enhancement. You make me better as long as you can be you. I forgot that. I also promise not to make you wear anything that makes you uncomfortable.”
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