A Monster's Light (Kadrixan Mates #5)

I eyed the suracet sunning itself on the yellow-brown boulder. This one hadn’t quite figured out camouflage and had chosen the warmest spot on the raised rock rather than on the reddish sand nearby that was similar to its color. That would soon prove to be its downfall.

The stone felt like an extension of my arm as it flew out of my hand and hurtled toward the creature. It hit the suracet on the head and clattered to the hard ground, startling the nearby scaly sunbathers. The closest ones scurried away, leaving their fallen companion behind, but they didn’t go far. Several reptilian heads turned to the sky, looking for signs of avian predators. Seeing none, they relaxed.

I picked up several more stones, hefting each in my palms until I found one that felt just right. I missed my weapons. As a weapons specialist in Kadri’s extensive military, I was rarely ever seen without several blades and my favorite blaster. Currently, said blaster was the property of Nova Vita, though it was nothing more than a pretty decoration for them. It wouldn’t work in their hands since it was programmed to my biosignature.

The blaster had been a gift from my brother. It had gone missing during training once, and when Ragnnar and I had finally tracked it down, hidden under another new recruit’s bed, it was the first time I’d ever been reprimanded for starting a fight, though it wouldn’t be my last. I’d saved up to get a tiny chip installed so I could always find it. The weapon meant a lot to me.