Aevar: Trekkers (A SciFi Alien Human Military Romance) by Terra Wolf, Juno Wells Page A
Authors: Terra Wolf, Juno Wells
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this all could've been avoided.” Aevar had been feeling that way ever since he realized the Ivy's stories from her childhood were real. Had he and other members of the Alliance acted when they heard rumors for the first time, her family would still be on Jubar with her. Maybe he wouldn't be trying to convince the commander to go on a rescue mission to a decommissioned station that they had left so long ago. Maybe…
“So when do you and your team want to leave?”
Aevar stood tall. “As soon as possible, Commander. And I'm sure you understand that Ivy wants to go with us.”
“That's out of the question! I can't even believe that I let her go down to Goya with you. I see the way you look at her, Lieutenant. I know what's truly going on there.”
Did he? Because Aevar wasn't so sure himself. As soon as they had been extracted off of Goya, he spent the majority of his time with his team and the commander trying to come up with a plan on how to rescue the Jubarian people. And also how to blow that space station straight out of the sky.
But he knew he couldn’t lie to him either. “My feelings for her are secondary. And while I deeply care for her, the mission comes first.”
The commander pushed himself up off of the desk and approached him. “This mission is what some of the people in the old days called a suicide mission, son. And the only reason you're willing to put yourself in harm's way is because of this girl. Now I understand that you feel strongly for her, I've seen it before, but if you take her with you and something happens to her… What will happen to you?”
Aevar's heart fluttered inside of his chest. Nothing would happen to her, he was sure of it. And as long as she was by his side, he was stronger. If anything, they were more lethal together. “Sir, I hate to say this, but she knows what she's looking for. My team and I have never seen these people.”
“So what you're saying is you’ll only rescue Jubarian people? What happens if that station is full of colonists? Are you going to leave them there to die?”
Aevar shook his head. “You know I wouldn't! I'll save every last one. With minimal casualties. Except on the enemy side, of course. I'll kill as many of them as I can.”
The commander rolled his eyes and turned away from Aevar, walking back around his desk before sitting down in the creaky old chair. “Fine,” he said as he waved Aevar off. “You be careful out there. Having an untrained person on your team, someone who isn't used to the way that you work, can be a deadly mistake.”
Aevar saluted his commander before turning on his heel and leaving his office. He knew the commander was right, that bringing Ivy with him wasn't safe. But he wasn't sure how safe she was without him, either. He knew how she made him feel, and he needed her by his side. So taking her along wasn't just to appease her, it was an advantage over the enemy.
Chapter 13
Ivy
“ S o he said I can come?” Ivy asked, her eyes wide in anticipation of his answer.
He nodded. “Yes, you just have to be careful. And you have to follow all of my orders. No questions asked, no second-guessing me. Is that clear?”
She never heard him sound so official. He had hardly ever been this formal with her, but as she grabbed on to his forearms to stop herself from jumping up and down, he loosened. “Aevar, I can't tell you how much this means to me! And I will listen, I promise!”
“You better. Because my guys are trained to kill on sight. If uou are anywhere you're not supposed to be, they won't think twice about pulling that blaster trigger. And you know how that feels.”
She nodded. “Yes, I do. And I don't want it to happen again. I promise I'll listen! You can trust me,” she said as she laid her fingertips along his jawline. “You and me? We're in this together. I wouldn’t be able do this with anyone else.”
Aevar dipped his head forward and his lips met her chaste kiss. She wanted it to be more, to
“So when do you and your team want to leave?”
Aevar stood tall. “As soon as possible, Commander. And I'm sure you understand that Ivy wants to go with us.”
“That's out of the question! I can't even believe that I let her go down to Goya with you. I see the way you look at her, Lieutenant. I know what's truly going on there.”
Did he? Because Aevar wasn't so sure himself. As soon as they had been extracted off of Goya, he spent the majority of his time with his team and the commander trying to come up with a plan on how to rescue the Jubarian people. And also how to blow that space station straight out of the sky.
But he knew he couldn’t lie to him either. “My feelings for her are secondary. And while I deeply care for her, the mission comes first.”
The commander pushed himself up off of the desk and approached him. “This mission is what some of the people in the old days called a suicide mission, son. And the only reason you're willing to put yourself in harm's way is because of this girl. Now I understand that you feel strongly for her, I've seen it before, but if you take her with you and something happens to her… What will happen to you?”
Aevar's heart fluttered inside of his chest. Nothing would happen to her, he was sure of it. And as long as she was by his side, he was stronger. If anything, they were more lethal together. “Sir, I hate to say this, but she knows what she's looking for. My team and I have never seen these people.”
“So what you're saying is you’ll only rescue Jubarian people? What happens if that station is full of colonists? Are you going to leave them there to die?”
Aevar shook his head. “You know I wouldn't! I'll save every last one. With minimal casualties. Except on the enemy side, of course. I'll kill as many of them as I can.”
The commander rolled his eyes and turned away from Aevar, walking back around his desk before sitting down in the creaky old chair. “Fine,” he said as he waved Aevar off. “You be careful out there. Having an untrained person on your team, someone who isn't used to the way that you work, can be a deadly mistake.”
Aevar saluted his commander before turning on his heel and leaving his office. He knew the commander was right, that bringing Ivy with him wasn't safe. But he wasn't sure how safe she was without him, either. He knew how she made him feel, and he needed her by his side. So taking her along wasn't just to appease her, it was an advantage over the enemy.
Chapter 13
Ivy
“ S o he said I can come?” Ivy asked, her eyes wide in anticipation of his answer.
He nodded. “Yes, you just have to be careful. And you have to follow all of my orders. No questions asked, no second-guessing me. Is that clear?”
She never heard him sound so official. He had hardly ever been this formal with her, but as she grabbed on to his forearms to stop herself from jumping up and down, he loosened. “Aevar, I can't tell you how much this means to me! And I will listen, I promise!”
“You better. Because my guys are trained to kill on sight. If uou are anywhere you're not supposed to be, they won't think twice about pulling that blaster trigger. And you know how that feels.”
She nodded. “Yes, I do. And I don't want it to happen again. I promise I'll listen! You can trust me,” she said as she laid her fingertips along his jawline. “You and me? We're in this together. I wouldn’t be able do this with anyone else.”
Aevar dipped his head forward and his lips met her chaste kiss. She wanted it to be more, to
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