Europa's Revenge by D.M. Pruden

Author:D.M. Pruden [Pruden, D. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781989341087
Publisher: Fuzzy Slipper Publishing

Chapter Five

The form of Siobhan’s message, when Sean received it, was as they’d agreed upon. But it was now two hours old, and uncharacteristically, she hadn’t checked in.

They’d been aboard Moliere for two weeks, and in spite of best efforts, they were as much in the dark as when they came aboard.

Kramchynski commanded a loyal crew. Neither Sean nor his sister could learn anything beyond the obvious. There were no mysteries to be uncovered, and that bothered him. If there was one thing the Ikiedos were good at, it was sussing out the truth, no matter how deeply buried. It was why they were such valued operatives for the Jovian Collective. They had a reputation for extracting the most obfuscated secrets before dispatching their victims.

Sean started to doubt there was anything to learn and that they worried needlessly, but Siobhan was not so easily convinced. She insisted something was deeply buried, and she was determined to discover it. The only thing that seemed to shake her confidence in that belief was Kramchynski’s behaviour.

After her bizarre treatment on the first day, she was assigned clerical duties in a small cabin and given little exposure to anyone except Kipsic. Her lack of regular contact with the rest of the crew appeared to diminish their interest in her, for which she was grateful. Bothersome, however, was that Kramchynski gave no indication that he knew she existed.

Until that morning.

The only reason Sean knew she’d been summoned was the message she sent to his cortical implant. It simply stated that she’d been called for and he should set their escape plan into motion. He’d heard nothing since.

He was about to find an excuse to leave his post to go search for her when Kipsic entered the bridge and came up behind him.

“The boss wants to see you.”

Sean’s heart jumped to his throat. “Me? Why?”

Kipsic shrugged and walked to the exit. Stopping at the hatch, he turned back and said, “Well?”

Needing no further prodding, Sean rose from his seat and followed him into the corridor.

The swarthy foreman led him into a section he had never seen. They halted at a nondescript doorway, which he knocked on. A resonant voice from the other side bade them enter. After opening the door, he stepped aside.

Sean’s first impression was that the cabin seemed far too understated and modest for someone who had achieved what Kramchynski had.

Where he had imagined an impressively spacious inner sanctum decorated with rare artwork and expensive furniture, he had entered a room that was essentially two regular-sized cabins with the wall between them removed. Half of the space was a dedicated sleeping area with a double bed, chair, and bureau. A small water closet, the same as in any other crew cabin, was in the corner.

The other part was laid out in the manner of a working office. Lining two walls were old-fashioned bookshelves, stocked with what looked to be an impressive array of antique books. Sean silently wondered if they were real, and if so, how much such a collection was worth.

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