Lost Among the Stars (Sky Riders) (19 page)

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Authors: Rebecca Lorino Pond

Epilogue

Maggie tapped her foot at him as she stood glaring at him with her arms folded. “Why? Explain yourself! Why would let your brothers come in here and take away my friends?”

He tried to avoid upsetting her but there was no way around it. Walking up to her, he gripped her folded arms gently. “The prisoner that kidnapped you and the others has escaped custody.” Good thing he was holding on to her. Her face lost all its color and her knees buckled. He picked her up and brought her over to the sofa.

“I’m fine. Go ahead and finish,” she said shooing his hand away.

“My brothers came to get the females in order to keep them safe. With all of you here, it would be harder to watch over all of you at one time. Kharis suggested the idea and Vulmar agreed. This way you are separated and not vulnerable to being taken all together again. Each of you will be under strict observation until he is caught.”

Her face relaxed then. “That’s all you had to do. Tell me the truth. I would have understood. I am happy though you thought of my friends enough to protect them along with me. Kelly and I have been friends since we were kids and I would die if anything ever happened to her.” She went into his opens arms and laid her head against his chest.

He felt her body start to shake. “What are you laughing at?”

“Oh how I would have loved to see Kelly taken by your brother. I sure hope she gave him a rough time.”

“From what I heard from the guards, she kicked and screamed the whole way to his ship. Calling him every name she could think of.” That only made her laugh harder. She sat back up to catch her breath and wipe away the tears from laughing so hard.

“What about Hunter and Lexie?”

“Lexie went willing but Hunter tried to run. She evaded him for a longtime the guards said until she made the mistake of not looking up.”

“Hugh?”

“Vulmar’s dragon caught her and refused to let her go.”

“I see,” she tried to hold in the laugh, but failed miserably. “Well, I hope they know what they have in store. Kelly can be a handful considering she was on the police force back home. I don’t know about Hunter and Lexie, but it wouldn’t surprise me if they both kicked Vulmar’s butt!”

“It would serve them right! Am I forgiven?” He touched the tip of her nose.

“Yes, you’re forgiven,” she said as she wrapped her arms around his waist.
“Now, feed me. Your baby is hungry and after that long ride I am famished!”

“Hungry are you? I’m hungry too but not for food,” he teased. “Ouch!”

She pinched his butt hard. “I want food first then we can talk.”

“Is that a promise?” He winked down at her.

“That’s a promise!”

The End

Author’s Page

Rebecca Lorino Pond lives in Ponchatoula, La with her husband of 22 years, 2 children, 6 cats, and 5 dogs. She is a recent graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University with a Bachelor’s Degree in General Studies and 2 minors in English and History. Writing books has always been a dream of Rebecca’s, so in January 2013 she started to write and release her books. It is a job that she enjoys and loves to do.