Chapter Six
Juliette’s eyes snapped open. Adrenaline pumping, she rolled to a stand. No one was around, but she could hear muffled voices. Three days had passed as Torrin repeatedly traveled the short distance into the area she’d gone looking for the maju water. He’d discreetly searched for Taeger, if that was even his real name.
Juliette had done her best to describe the cloaked men who had sold her the maju water, but Torrin had been unable to locate even a trace of their presence, and no one was talking. Juliette was glad they’d stayed a few extra days on Mora Five. She’d secretly gone out after him each time, looking her fill. Who knew when she’d get the chance to visit another alien world? Plus, she used the opportunity to get in a bit of exercise. She hadn’t been as dedicated to st
