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the top to push it off of her. Her breathing picked up as she began to panic.
River, all is well. The healer is just making sure you are not injured. Torak said calmly stroking
River s hair trying to sooth her.
River glanced wildly from Torak to Shavic and back again. Breathing heavily she whispered
hoarsely, Get me out of this thing.
Torak nodded to Shavic who raised the cylinder off of River. The moment there was enough room to
roll River did dropping to the floor and pulling one of the knives from her boot. Still in a crouching
position, she moved back along the bed holding the knife out low and slightly to the left of her never
taking her eyes off of either man.
River, you are safe. Torak said calmly, watching every move River made.
So you say. Where are Jo and Star? River demanded. She was still disoriented and was upset she
didn t know where she was. How long had she been out? Looking around the room she knew it wasn t
like any of the rooms on the warship she had just spent three weeks learning every nook and cranny
about.
I will take you to them. Just put the knife away. Torak said moving slowly towards River.
River hissed at him, Stay back. I ll kill you if you come any closer. I swear I will.
Sweat beaded on her forehead at the thought of killing him. She was too close to the edge of reason.
She needed to find a place she could rest without fear of being captured. She had to know if Jo and
Star were safe like he said or if she needed to save them. Shaking, she could feel herself beginning to
lose control over her emotions.
The sudden opening of the door distracted River. Torak took advantage of her distraction to kick out
his foot connecting with the knife in River s hand. Lunging forward, he grabbed River yanking her
down and under him where he could cover her body with his own and prevent her from reaching for
another knife. A scream behind him was his only warning before small hands began pummeling his
back.
Let her go! Star screamed as she attacked Torak hitting him as hard as she could. Let her go! She
cried.
Jazin pulled Star back into his arms holding her tightly as she continued to scream and kick. Jo, who
had been following closely behind them, ran to grab the knife Torak had kicked out of River s hand.
As she swung around a large pair of arms gripped her, pulling her against a hard body. Throwing her
head back, she yelled furiously as she tried to break free.
Jo, Star? River called from beneath Torak s hard body. She tried looking around frantically but all
she could see was Torak.
River! Star cried out. She was crying so hard she was having trouble breathing.
River suddenly went still under Torak. She looked up into his dark eyes for a moment before asking
him softly to let her up. Torak hesitated a moment before releasing her. Pulling himself up, he kept his
grip on River pulling her to a standing position in front of him.
You can let me go. River said quietly not even looking at Torak. She kept her eyes focused on Star
who was now sobbing into Jazin s chest. Looking over at Jo she watched as the man holding her
reluctantly released her.
Oh River, we thought we had lost you. Jo struggled to say on a sob.
Jo started to pull away but was stopped by the hand still wrapped around her wrist. She let the knife
she was holding drop to the floor. Only then did the hand release her but not before the man rubbed
his thumb over her pulse. Startled, Jo looked up into the eyes of Manota. Blushing, she pulled away
moving toward River.
River gave a sigh of utter pleasure as she sipped the hot tea. She had had a shower, changed into
some clean clothes, and had eaten. She was still tired but she felt better than she had in over three
weeks. After the little incident in the medical unit, River, Jo, and Star had been escorted to a small
room where River had taken the opportunity to wash the smell of smoke from her body. Jo and Star
had filled her in on what had happened after they had separated to carry out their plan of attack on the
Tearnat s warship. They told her how frantic they had been when River hadn t shown up like planned
and how Torak had literally freaked out when River hadn t returned.
Torak had ordered an extensive search for River after Manota and Gril Tal Mod had arrived with re-
enforcements. After almost two and a half hours, Jazin had insisted Jo and Star return with him to the
other ship to get cleaned up, eat, and get some rest. They had only gone after Torak had promised to
do whatever he could to find River. Star kept blushing every time Jazin s name was mentioned.
So, what s with you and Jazin? River asked not even bothering to hide the small, mischievous grin
curving her lips.
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