Kyri continued to struggle against the Genii, her hands flailing out to hit him. She wasn't going to die like her parents. She wasn't going to let them take her like this.
Just then, Evan's smell filled her senses just as the Genii fell away from her. The sound of a gun going off rang in her ears, followed by feel of him touching her. She knew it was him as his presence just seemed to surround her.
Looking up into his blue eyes, she threw her arms around him, holding him tightly. She could hear his heart pounding and feel the warmth of his body as well as his concern for her. And she knew that she had scared him.
"I'm sorry," she whispered. She had caused the man she loved hurt and worry. "My people were hurt, and I wanted to help them. I thought...I didn't know... I'm sorry. Oh Gods, Evan."