Free Star's Storm: Lords of Kassis Book 2 by S. E. Smith

learn what happens when they mess with my
family,” she bit out fiercely.
    Dakar groaned and shook his head. “You know
if Lord Jazin is alive he is going to kill me for letting you go,
don’t you? Gril is going to be right next to him helping,” he
muttered under his breath.
    Both women chuckled at the look of
resignation on the large Kassisan warrior’s face .
    Dakar better just make sure he isn’t in
the way when, not if, they found Jazin alive because I’m going to
take out anyone who tries to stand in my way of bringing him
home, Star thought as hope welled up inside her.

Chapter 7
    Star dropped down onto the ground outside the
South House, pausing to make sure she hadn’t been seen. She had
used a different method than her and River did when they snuck out.
This way was a little more challenging but she had been less likely
to be seen or caught. She felt bad about not telling Armet what she
was doing. She reminded herself that she said she would try to tell him when she decided to go somewhere first, not that she
would.
    Besides, she thought trying to
consoled her guilty conscious, I did leave a note explaining
that I couldn’t tell him about it beforehand but for him not to
worry about me. That I wasn’t alone and I knew what I was doing –
sort of.
    She stood up and jogged to the end of the
building where Dakar said he would have a transport waiting. She
breathed out a sigh of relief when she saw it just where he had
promised it would be. Star quickly ran over to the waiting vehicle
and slid into the back. She turned breathlessly to thank Dakar
again for not trying to insist on going without her. The words died
on her lips when she saw he was not alone.
    “Uh, hi Armet,” Star squeaked out, looking
into the dark, glowering eyes of Jazin’s Captain of the Guard.
“Fancy meeting you here,” she added with a guilty expression.
    “Yes, fancy that,” Armet growled out. “You
were supposed to let me know if you needed to go somewhere.”
    Star wiggled uncomfortably in her seat at
his accusing glare. Pushing a strand of hair back that had come
loose from her braid, she bit her lower lip and snuck a peek at
Dakar who was busy maneuvering through traffic. She glanced back at
Armet’s furious face.
    “I did – sort of,” she said with a soft plea
for understanding in her eyes. “I left you a note.”
    Armet’s face didn’t relax. “I do not read
your language,” he reminded her before turning around and facing
forward. “Do you know how to shoot a laser pistol or wield a laser
sword?” He asked gruffly.
    It took a minute for Star to understand he
wasn’t going to return her to the palace. “I know how to shoot a
gun and use a regular sword back on my planet. I’m assuming it
isn’t much different,” she responded hopefully.
    Armet glanced back at her sternly for a
moment before he turned back around again. “Never assume anything.
Your life and the lives of your comrades rest on your ability to
use both. I will work with you on the way to wherever in the God’s
name we are going,” Armet stated coolly.
    Armet was startled into silence when he felt
a pair of small, delicate arms wrap around his neck from behind.
Soft lips caressed his cheek before Star rested her soft one
against his in a fierce hug. Armet felt his heart jerked in
response to the unexpected embrace.
    “Thank you, Armet,” Star whispered in his
ear before giving him another kiss. “You have no idea how much this
means to me. Jazin is my life.”
    Armet breathed out deeply when the little
warrior released him and sat back in her seat. He stared out the
window with sightless eyes. It had been so long since he had felt
his heart beat in warmth that he was startled to know that it still
could. Not since the woman he loved chose another male from his
clan. There was something about these female warriors from another
world that got under a male’s skin and drew unwanted feelings from
him. Perhaps it was their spirit, their