ed their impending arrival

mud-stained clothes she'd woken up in, hidden under Kaelen's m

elen stood up. Without a w

ckage, which he held out to her. "Go

e, surprised by the so

s that the custom suit the boss ordered for the annual auct

veled to the package, the

d a dark shade of red. "Sh

w, simple but elegant white dress and a pair of

were his. The only explanation was

determinedly at a blank wall. "I had

he muttered under his breath. "The boss h

held the dress to her chest. "Th

, the burn of the cre

e size was perfect. How di

cious, Kaelen had gently used his large hand t

took a long, hot shower, washing away the

clean but gaunt, her light

ess. The cut was simple, ac

nto the common area, th

ooked like a white rose just beginning to

en Kaelen's breath hitched

not before she saw his throa

ir reaction. A harmless appea

elow them, a planet of metal

A world awa

ermination. After ten years of fighting to survi

ng and no one take

ge, protective urge in his chest swell in