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He could never be complete without her

Chapter 30

Sloan throttled down her thrusters as she approached the landing pad inside the palace walls, exci

ted to tell Xan about everything that had happened in their time apart The Arrow dropped Sloan off on its way to a peaceful outer planet colony not too far away that would serve as an excellent place to start over Sloan knew her creould be able to handle getting their faet back to Xan The farateful to Sloan once they’d realized they had been given their freedo room

The Arrow had felt decidedly ers, ere constantly on the lookout for Sloan to give her any of the possessions they still had She finally had to have Dev call a gathering and inform them all that it wasn’t needed and that they would be resettled with enough credits to start a life of their own

Knowing she was doing so for them that no one had ever been able to do for her fa her parents In that short time away, Sloan had missed Xan She hadn’t realized how quickly she’d beco next to hihts for Sloan to realize that she needed Xan in her life She loved him

She wondered how many people she would be able to help as Xan’s queen As Sloan stepped off the shuttle landing pad, her steps faltered His queen She was going to be Xan’s queen Sloan had no idea what being queen entailed, but she ie her own path and help many people not only in that sector but also beyond At least she hoped she could

As shefor yet another ball Just great! Sloan swore they were having them weekly at this point She headed to her quarters with Xan and nodded to the guards who outside the doors There were a few more than usual outside, and Sloan picked up her pace, worried there had been some threat to Xan while she ay

As she strode across thearea, she saw the door to the office crack open Hearing voices inside, Sloan stopped outside of the door Once she recognized Venu’s voice, Sloan was more than happy to back away and head to their bedroo

“She’s not fit to be here, and I should send her away You want me to tell her that her missions have to end or it’s over for the two of us” Sloan felt the dagger through her heart at that She took the ring he had given her out of her pocket and stared at it What had happened during her tie his mind about her?

“Yes, I’lad you finally understand,” Venu added It was her She’d turned hiainst her Sloan was sure there was already a stable of suitable matches for Xan Sloan heard a mumble that she couldn’t make out, but the next statement made her blood run ice cold

“That she’s not fit to be here and will never be a part of this farowled

“Do you knohat that will do to her? No more raids on vessels, no more rescues? She will be bound to this planet and all the responsibilities that are required of a queen Do you think that’s what she would want? What she can handle?”

Xan hung his head, and Sloan held her breath “No”

Tears burned Sloan’s eyes as she backed away from the office and headed toward the doors of her—Xan’s rooms She left the rooms and wandered aiardens She sat on a bench and allowed herself to coed her throat to the point that Sloan thought sheXan’s love and her place at his side was a crushing blow so heavy it brought Sloan to her knees