Genre: Science Fiction/Futuristic Romance
The Reunion Trilogy, Book 3
The end game is looming, but whether the last of the Ito family will find his happily ever after is in the balance.
Tomi Ito must deal with the knowledge that
the woman he’s loved forever, Gillian Edgemont, thinks he’s abandoned
her in her time of need. But when he’s abducted, she’s there to help
save him.
Gillian is running from the wreck of her life
and the unrequited passion she holds for her former boss, Senator Tomi
Ito. When he follows her to Vega II so does the danger that’s been
dogging the Ito family.
As the finale looms, does it include a future for Tomi and Gillian? Or will it all turn to ashes?
Even as Gillian scanned the view, she noted
that the pilot slipped a headpiece over his ear so he could communicate
with the rescue worker. She wished she knew who was in the water, but
his words were too low to overhear.
In the main cabin, she could hear bangs and
groaning equipment. The scene on the view screen changed to the belly of
their craft. She could see a man dangling in the air, and in the water,
someone clutching another person. She said a silent prayer that one of
them was Tomi.
Tension rose in the cabin, thick and heady.
The rescuer plunged into the cold waters. A harness was handed over and
gripped while the officer dealt with the other. From the movements,
Gillian could tell that the person was panicked. Slowly, the first
harness rose and she could tell it wasn’t Tomi, as the person had long
hair and bare legs. She sucked in a breath as the second person in the
water was assisted into another harness, then he or she rose with the
rescuer. Even though she craned, the outline of the officer obscured her
view. She sucked in an unsteady breath, clenched her hands together,
and waited.
When Gillian was sure she could last no
longer, the door opened with a bang. She quickly looked up, anticipation
sizzling along every nerve ending.
There in the doorway was Tomi, wet and
shivering, but very much alive. In his arms was a woman, bedraggled and
dirty, but he held her so tenderly that any hopes or dreams Gillian
harbored melted away. There was never any hope for her and the feelings
that burned in her chest.
Without a word, Gillian turned away and
fought the sting of tears in her eyes. She noted the sounds of joyous
reunion between brother and sister, but she kept her gaze averted, to
give them privacy, she piously told herself. When the pilot ordered them
strapped in, she breathed a silent sigh of relief. She knew that this
torture, him being so close but now forever so far away, would come to
an end sooner rather than later.
Just as she was sure she’d be spared, Tomi spoke. “Gillian, thank you for coming to find me.”
The clog of tears filled her throat, but she managed to croak, “It was nothing.”
“It means a lot to me.” He reached out and touched her hand, and she bit back the gasp that rose.
Nerves in her hand jumped and thrummed, but
she ignored them. “Honestly, I’m just pleased I could help.” She glanced
in his direction, taken aback by the directness in his gaze before the
woman beside him shuddered. He scooped her closer and Gillian turned
away.
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Imogene is a mother
of two, compulsive reader, and bookstore owner. She lives in regional
Queensland, Australia with her husband, two daughters, dog, cats, guinea
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