Fools Rush In (The Interstellar Rescue Series Book 3) by Donna S. Frelick

Author:Donna S. Frelick [Frelick, Donna S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: INK'd Press
Published: 2016-10-18T04:00:00+00:00

“Well, ain’t you in a sorry state. I’d offer to buy you a drink, but it looks like you’ve already had a few too many.”

Sam raised his head from his hand and glared upwards. Fuck.

“Drew Vort. I suppose I can’t avoid having you sit down.”

“Don’t mind if I do.” Vort was human—mostly—but he’d had enhancements, both genetic and biomechanical, years ago when he’d competed on the underground fight circuit. The battles had taken their toll on the man, who moved slowly to sit. Still, Sam wasn’t fooled. Vort was as dangerous as he’d ever been.

“What do you want, Vort?”

“What? I can’t buy an old friend a drink?” He picked up the flagon from the table, found it empty, and signaled the bar girl with a massive hand. “You’re here. I’m here. LinHo is a garbage pit with few distractions. Why not take advantage?”

Sam’s mouth turned up in a bitter smile. “Take advantage. You do that so well.”

“Aw, come on, Sammy boy! I thought my help getting you here made us square.” The girl brought a fresh flagon of synthohol and a glass for Vort. He poured out two shots. “Let’s drink to it, hmm? No more old scores to settle, no more past hurts? You forget about that little deal gone bad on Alberon, I forget about . . . well, so many things.”

Sam’s jaw went tight. The “deal” on Alberon had been a clusterfuck that cost him not only credits but two crew members. That was after too many business ventures with Vort had ended up with the profit heavy on the fighter’s side.

Sam left his glass on the table. “I can’t see where you’d have much to blame me for.”

“No?” Vort’s smile showed a jaw full of shark’s teeth. “It seems we’ve become competitors, Sammy. Where once we were partners. We had a rendezvous planned in the Norian Sector. A business deal of mutual benefit. Looks like that won’t be happening.”

“Had to take a little detour thanks to the shalssiti Grays. Wasn’t like I had a choice.”

“Oh, we all have choices, my friend. How about I give you one now?”

“It’s a free galaxy.”

The big man laughed. “No, actually, it’s not. There’s a price on everything. The Rescue agent you smuggled onto LinHo, for example.”

Sam’s breath left his lungs. He reached for the full shot glass and tossed it down his throat.

When he’d recovered from the burn, he spoke. “What the hell are you talking about? I needed repairs to my ship. LinHo is the only dock within 50 parsecs.”

“That’s true, but it’s not all the truth, Sammy.” Vort watched him from behind a smirk. “I have this place locked up—every barkeep, every alleyrat, every mech/tech with a crank habit. They all talk to me, Sam. I know your real business. What I don’t know—for sure—is whether you’ve still got your hands on the goods. If so, you’re in luck. Give the woman to me and go on your way. The Grays will pay me a nice bounty for her ass.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.