LAND SENTINEL TERIK VUNA
"Any word on Lieutenant Rix’ whereabouts?" King Jarith Rykor asked me.
"No, after his escape we have kept guards searching for him in the vicinity, as well as here on Mooreah. I am sure he will turn up." I said to him.
"Good, keep on top of it. But my word is final on Captain Mordikye. Continue to question him until he breaks down and gives the information about the illegal cargo and whom it was sold to. We also need to know who on Earth gave it to him."
"Yes, King Jarith Rykor. I understand you loud and clear. Captain Mordikye is to be prosecuted and endure life in prison. He will be subjected to questioning until we know the truth, however long it takes. The navigation system was pulled from his ship and we should be able to pull the records, even though they attempted to wipe it clean. We have data diggers that can work around it. We should know exactly where the ship has been in a week or two. I shall return to Sala to carry out your orders," I said to him.
"Good, keep me informed," King Jarith Rykor said as he left my side. I walked out of the conference room, ready to depart back to Sala.
"Sentinel Vuna, I have been looking for you," Luqan said as she approached me out of breath.
"Luqan, when did you arrive? I did not give you leave to come here to Mooreah from Sala," I said to her sternly. I needed someone on top of taking care of Captain Mordikye and that situation and I trusted Luqan.
"Yes sir, I know that. But I knew that this was too important to sit on. I knew that time could be of the essence and also your happiness," she said to me. I stopped in my tracks and turned around to her and said, "What are you talking about?"
"This," she said as she handed me a page. I looked it over and my eyes grew wide with shock. I could not believe it! Could it be true? I would have to run this by the king, but I couldn't be happier.
"Where did this come from?" I asked Luqan.
She smiled a big smile and said, "It just came in from the registration office. It seems that Dr. Adriana Adams had you down as her number one choice for husband. The registration office has been contacted and knows of Adriana's new situation. They have allowed her to match with one of her other choices, and since you had responded and chosen her in return, they have granted you permission to marry Dr. Adriana Adams and take her as your human female wife."
I was in complete shock. How did the registration office know what was happening? I had not given Adriana access to a communication line to tell them, though it was on my list since she had requested it. This was too good to be true. Now that I had orders from the king to lock up Captain Mordikye forever, Adriana was legally free to take a new husband. Now the registration office on Earth had granted her permission to wed a new match, and that match with me. I could not contain the smile that was on my face.
"You're welcome Sentinel," Luqan said smugly.
"Make sure that my ship is prepared to return to Sala. In the meantime I am going to go look for Dr. Adriana Adams," I said to her.
"Yes sir, right away," she said walking away.
I found Adriana sitting at a table examining a small piece of flagion that she had collected from the ravine. It was a memento of our special day together in that ravine, my favorite place. Just thinking about it made me feel passionate all over again, especially now that I had good news for her.
"Adriana," I said as I stood next to her.
"Sentinel? I'm sorry I did not see you there. Are we to return to Sala?" She asked.
"I have something to show you," I said as I handed her the page.
"What is it? I cannot read Drackon," she said to me. "I am ready to go back to Sala with you, but I have not heard back from the registration agency, Queen Marissa had allowed me to call them on a communication line."
"That is what this page is. Adriana, I know that you made me your number one choice. But what you do not know is that I also chose you, not as my number one choice, but as my only choice. I had never chosen any human female before until I saw your photo and read about you. I knew that you were a match with me. But by the time I responded to the registration office you were actually landing on the base with Captain Mordikye."
Her eyes were wide with shock. Those brown eyes that had me from the very first time I saw her photo. She was silent and said nothing.
"I thought you would be happy to hear this news, Adriana."
She came out of her frozen state and said, "I am. I really am. It just seems too good to be true, Terik. I want to be with you, and nothing else seems important other than that. I just wasn’t expecting that it would actually happen. I thought I would be sent back to Earth."
"I feel the same way. I wasn’t expecting it either. The King has ordered Captain Mordikye to be in prison forever. You are free to marry another. The registration office on Earth has given you permission to marry me. Will you Adriana? Will you be my human female wife?"
"Yes! Yes! A thousand times yes!" She said as she threw herself at me, jumping up and putting her arms around my neck. Her legs wrapped around my waist and I picked up and kissed her hard. It was a long and sensual kiss that said in movements what we could not say in words. It was official. She was mine. No one could take her from me, not even Captain Mordikye. Nothing was going to ruin this for us. Finally something good had come of this complex scandal of illegal cargo, and I would do it all over again to end up with her. I finally pulled away from her as I thought about the situation that was still my responsibility. I had to get back to Sala and deal with my new orders from the King. But I had to admit that a great weight had been lifted off my shoulders now that I had secured Adriana as my own. Not only secured her, but found out she WANTED to be with me. She was going to be my human female wife, and we would spend our days together examining and studying the land. I knew that great adventures were yet to come with her. I smiled and looked at her beautiful face and pushed my fingers in her hair.
"I must go. The King has me under urgent orders to return to Sala and oversee this business with the captain. You should stay here, and I will return for you when I am done with this responsibility. The King and Queen are more than delighted to have you as their guest. Besides, if you are with me on Sala I will not get any work done. You are too much of a sensual distraction. I can’t keep my hands off of you," I said to her putting her back down on her feet.
"No! I do not want to be parted from you. Will you not take me back with you? I can stay in my old living quarters while you work, and you can come to me at night. Please Terik," she pouted her lips at me and I could not say no.
"How can I say no when you're looking at me like that? Those lips..."
"Good, I am ready," she said with a big smile. I knew that I would give her anything at that moment, now that I knew she was going to be mine. I would never deny her anything.