Calculated Risk by K. S. Ferguson

Author:K. S. Ferguson [Ferguson, K. S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery, Suspense, Murder, Dystopia, action, Science Fiction, Romance, Thriller, Adventure
Goodreads: 15960122
Publisher: K S Ferguson
Published: 2012-05-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Rafe reached through a fog of fatigue and a blinding headache to his beeping nanocom on the bedside table. It read 6 a.m. He fumbled it into silence and rolled to look at Kama on the other side of the bed, happy to see she'd slept through the alarm. What a sight she was, curled in a ball under the blanket like a slumbering angel, albeit an avenging angel who scared the daylights out of him.

After a ferocious argument in which each of them insisted they'd be the one to sleep on the uncomfortable couch while the other took the bed, they'd finally compromised by agreeing to share the bed, each on their own side, with a no-man's land between them. He wanted to strip off her blanket and her coveralls and ravish her body, but that desire warred with another: to run like hell, frightened by the depth of his loneliness and his need for her.

Focus. Leon would know by now about the infirmary explosion, courtesy of Greg. He would also know that his security cruisers weren't coming, assuming Kama had really delayed them. He didn't doubt her ability to arrange such a feat; in all his years of security work, he'd only once gone up against a hacker with half her skill, and that one got away.

He'd always been suspicious of Oasis. They were a bit too 'big brother' to be trusted, but he'd never guessed at their reach before seeing her in action. Shutting down jump gates at five minutes' notice? That meant having either agents or perhaps a software virus standing ready for such a contingency. Who thought about doing those kinds of things? His only answer was terrorist organizations, and that scared him worse than sharing a bed with Kama.

He sat up and shoved his sockless feet into his running shoes. He thought about brewing coffee, but dismissed the idea. It might wake her.

In the corridor, he didn't go far before he encountered other station inhabitants. Some greeted him with a curt nod, others with open welcome. He responded in kind, all the while remembering that he had a target painted on his back, and he wasn't sure why. Was the killer simply trying for maximum chaos while Levine's corpse rotted in hydroponics, or had he done something to attract the killer's attentions? Surely asking for a table wasn't a capital offense?

He found the com center after a couple of wrong turns and asked the tech to contact the EcoMech ship. When his brother-in-law appeared on the vid screen, Rafe didn't think his face looked much better than his own reflection in the mirror had. Certainly Leon wasn't any better rested.

"Well, McTavish, I understand you've become a popular guy on the station. Do you have anything to report?"

"I need more time, and I'd like to have a private discussion with you as soon as possible."

Leon sat straighter, his alertness sharpening. "I can't hang around out here forever. I have a company to run. I'm coming aboard the station this morning, and I expect you to smooth the way.

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