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the front door of his house
was blasted away by laser-fire, and storm-troopers rushed into the
house and up the stairs.
Antony pulled out of Merina and stood back in shock as pounding
feet raced up the stairs. Merina jumped up and stood beside the bed,
grabbing a pillow to cover herself with just as the troopers rushed in
and roughly grabbed Antony. The troopers shoved him toward the
bedroom door, where he was met by 250 pounds of murderously angry cat.
Shardin broke the terrified man's neck with one squeeze of his
powerful fists, dropped him, and turned toward Merina. The fury in
his eyes melted instantly, and he rushed over to her, arms open for
her.
Merina plunged headlong into Shardin's embrace, dropping the
pillow and forgetting the two dozen troopers who stood awkwardly in
the room. "Oh Zarth, I'm so glad to see you! I was so scared you
wouldn't be able to find me, and I...and then he..." By this point
she was crying too hard to speak, and melted against Shardin's warm
body, wrapped snugly by now within his long, black cape. He picked
her up and carried Miho's out to the transport, purring loving
reassurances in Miho's ear, kissing Miho's forehead, rubbing his cheek
against Miho's soft hair.
Merina held Shardin tightly, and cried h
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