Break Out (A Blood Hunter Novel, book 1) by Croft Nina

Author:Croft, Nina [Croft, Nina]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: science fiction romance, sci fi, vampires, space, futuristic romance, sci-fi romance, sci fi romance, space opera, spaceship, science fiction, immortality, blood, nina croft, prison, prisoners, futuristic, sci-fi
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2011-06-30T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Rico switched the ship to automatic pilot and sat back in his chair, booted feet on the console, arms behind his head. His favorite position. They were on course to intercept the transport ship, and there wasn’t a lot they could do now but wait.

Dios, he hated waiting.

Daisy sat in the co-pilot’s chair, but her eyes were shut. She was dozing—too many late nights playing poker. She’d been hanging around even more than usual lately, but he found he didn’t mind, and at least she was safe from him. He’d never liked his food green—even when he was human.

Across the room, Skylar and Al huddled on the floor, cross-legged, faces close together. They’d pinched a pack of his cards and were playing some sort of game. These days, he never saw the two of them apart. The boy stuck to Skylar like an unwanted burr.

Al whispered something in her ear, and Skylar threw back her head and laughed. Rico’s irritation flared. With a jolt of shock, he realized he was jealous of a scrawny boy. He couldn’t ever remember being jealous before, not even when he’d been human.

For a moment, his mind flailed in panic. What the hell was happening to him? What was it about Skylar that made him feel this way? She was beautiful, but there were beautiful women everywhere. What made her different? He had his suspicions. Perhaps it was time to share them with her.

Skylar chanced a peek at him, as if she could feel the intensity of his gaze. She raised an eyebrow when she found him watching her, and then turned, dismissing him.

He rose to his feet. Definitely time to have that chat.

As he stepped toward them, the door slid open. Janey hovered in the doorway, peering into the room. As usual, her clothes were tasteful, her hair and makeup perfect, four-inch heels supporting endless legs. Now, there was a beautiful woman—who did absolutely nothing for him.

Janey caught sight of him and sidled into the room, taking a circuitous route so she wouldn’t pass Skylar and Al.

She came to a halt at his side, almost touching, and tiptoed to whisper in his ear. “I need to talk to you.”

“Well, talk.” Rico returned his attention to Skylar, who was doing her best to pretend she wasn’t watching him with Janey.

“It’s about that thing you asked me to do.”

Reluctantly, he focused on Janey. “That thing?”

Her brows furrowed, and she glanced around before starting, “You know…”

When he didn’t answer, she glared at him. “You asked me to check if that space cruiser was still hanging around, and you told me to be discreet.”

The words were spoken loud enough to waken Daisy, and she jumped up. “Space cruiser? Where?”

“Now look what you’ve done,” Janey snapped.

“There’s no space cruiser. Go back to sleep,” Rico said soothingly to Daisy. He turned back to Janey. “You, come with me.” He put a hand on the small of her back, mainly because he knew Skylar was still watching, and steered her from the bridge.

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