Leaning forward, he slid a finger under her chin and turned her to him.
‘Too much, love?’
She gave him a sad smile. She had done the same with Shiloh when they said goodbye to their new and unexpected Asivan family onThe Selburnia.
‘He wasn’t all evil. The fact that he raised us and took the responsibility of three girls after our parents died is commendable.’
‘Do you always see the best in others?’ he asked, with a gentle turn of his lips.
‘I try to, for we all have our sins, yet we all have grace.’
He fixed his eyes on her, taking in how pretty she looked that morning.
Saba’s hair fell in tousled waves around her face, glimmering in the filtered light. Her cheeks were flushed, giving her a natural rosy hue.
Her eyes were framed by long, dark lashes, bright, sparkling green, even in her sadness.
A wave of emotion washed over him.
Fokk, he adored her.
His heart lurched as he imagined her lips, sweet and soft like honey.
The thought lingered, tempting him to lean in and sip.
He bent to kiss her, a gentle searching touch, in reverence for the beauty and purity of her spirit.
She returned it with a yearning that twisted his gut.
He was beginning to care for her, to need her like he needed air to breathe.
With an inhale, he tore himself from her and bit his lip to control the raging desire he had for her.
Only to find Kaal’s eyes on him from across the aisle, a smirk on his mouth.
He gave him a subtle finger and raised a hand to the steward in charge, needing a bitterkahawato take him through the rest of the flight.
Before he knew it, they landed inThe Sombra’sprivate spaceport with little fanfare, where his flyer was on standby to whisk them back home.
Preparing to part ways, Kaal hugged him. ‘Seems like your unintended is yourfokkin’ forever now,’ he grunted into his ear as he embraced him. ‘Stop looking so salty; I’m only happy for you, brother. You’re besotted.’
Mak raised a brow, wanting to give a glib answer. ‘Say it to my face, now won’t you?’
He thumped his back. ‘If you have what others have been waiting years to experience, cherish it, mofo.’
‘Hey,’ Mak said, changing the subject. ‘This Solanite shitshow?’
‘I’m putting the Sauvage strongmen on it. I understand this is just the beginning, that we’re about to unravel a clusterfokk.’
Mak frowned.
‘Brother,’ Kaal rasped, cutting through his worry. ‘Take some time to kick back and heal with your woman. I’ll take care of it.’
Mak exhaled, for once conceding to his younger sibling.
He had the seer gift, the energy, smarts, and drive to get shit done, so he clasped his shoulder with his free hand. ‘I trust you. Give them hell.’
‘I’ll send them to the underworld.’
