Bodies in Beta Sector (A Lady Elizabeth Cozy in Space Book 2) by Diana Xarissa

Author:Diana Xarissa [Xarissa, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-03-16T16:00:00+00:00

TEN

I was halfway back to my room when I bumped into Karen. She looked as if she’d been crying.

“Karen? Are you okay?” I asked.

She stopped and then took a deep breath. “He had another woman,” she said.

“I’m sorry, but what?”

“He had another woman – Anson, I mean. He was seeing someone behind Dusty’s back.”

“How awful.”

“He always told me about the women in his life.”

“But you didn’t know about her?”

“He never said a word, not a single word.”

“How did you find out?”

Karen swallowed hard. “She came to see me. She said she needed a shoulder to cry on, that she wanted to talk to someone who would truly understand.”

“She’s on the Lady Elizabeth?”

“Oh, yes, she’s on the Lady Elizabeth. Apparently, Anson even paid for her ticket.”

“Oh, my.”

“I can’t talk now. I’m late for breakfast. We’re meeting later, the Ansonexes, to talk about things. Meet us in the climate simulation room at ten o’clock.”

Before I could object, Karen rushed past me. Wondering if I would have objected, given the chance, I continued on my way to my cabin. My smart cube was flashing red.

“What’s the problem?” I asked as I sat down at my desk.

“There is water running in the bathroom,” the cube told me.

I got up and walked into the bathroom and checked the sink, the tub, and the shower. Nothing was on.

“No, there isn’t,” I told the cube as I walked back into the room.

“Please check the kitchen. The oven is on,” the cube told me.

“I don’t have a kitchen.”

“Your brother is trying to message you.”

“I don’t have a brother, either. Did you reboot yourself this morning?”

“I have not been restarted since tomorrow.”

“That doesn’t even make sense.”

“Do you want me to reboot?”

“Yes, please.”

The small cube started to hum. It changed color from red to green to red again before the color slowly faded away. I stared at the device, waiting for it to come back on. After a full minute, I tapped on it.

“Hello? Are you in there?”

Nothing happened. I knew it had a manual reboot button somewhere, but I had no idea where. It took me an embarrassingly long time to locate the tiny button that was nearly flush with the surface of the cube. I pushed it and then held it as I counted to ten. The cube flashed red and then green and then blue.

“Hello,” I said cautiously as I put the device back on the table.

“Hello. I’m your Smart Cube Ten Zena, InmonCorp’s finest and most innovative Smart Cube ever. I can help you with every aspect of your life. Just ask me for help whenever you need it.”

“Thanks.”

“Let’s get started by getting to know one another better. I’m Smart Cube Ten Zena. What’s your name?”

I frowned. The cube had already been programmed with all of my data when I’d arrived in the cabin on the first day of sailing. Now it seemed to have forgotten everything it knew.

“I’m Diana Dunn.”

“Very good. And where are we, Diana Dunn?”

“We’re on the Lady Elizabeth, sailing from Cenclare to Val Segas.

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