Chapter 199: Chapter 199: A Gift

He settled beside her and she looked at him expectantly. She couldn't think what the surprise could be. Maybe some more clothes. Or something for the kitchen.

He murmured something in Zyrgin and the wall lit up again. Her recoil was instinctive when Parnell's image appeared.

Larz took her hand in his. "We will enjoy this together."

"What exactly will we enjoy together?"

The hairs at the back of her neck stood up. You never knew what a Zyrgin would consider a good surprise. He acted as if they were a normal couple about to watch a movie. Only she didn't think they were about to watch a Space Ranger episode. No, she had a really bad feeling about this.

He grunted and, even though she'd heard him do it many times, she still couldn't hear any words in there. Parnell's image on the TC landed against the wall with a sickening thud. She couldn't move, couldn't even blink her eyes. "What is this?"

"My gift to you."