Free Fall (Dimensions Book 2) by Seven Steps

Author:Seven Steps [Steps, Seven]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Seven Steps Publishing
Published: 2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 3

Heavy footsteps awakened Sorcha and Ivan from their troubled sleep.

She didn’t remember falling asleep, nor did she remember Ivan wrapping her in his arms and pulling her so close that she laid flush against him. She didn’t even remember arguing with him, which she must have done. After all, that was what they did. They fought, made up, then fought again.

I must have been more tired than I thought.

Voices rose from the common room below.

“Lei? Lei, are you here?”

That voice. She knew that rough, gravelly voice. And why shouldn’t she? It had graced every newsfeed throughout the universe for years. The voice of cheap fuel and hard bargains.

Phineas Zorg.

“Leilu, where are you?” the voice called again, nearly frantic this time.

“Phin, I’m here.”

There was a pause, and Sorcha could only imagine that the two were embracing. As if they were just an ordinary couple in love instead of a murdering trillionaire and his traitorous wife.

“The guards picked up a ship coming this way and contacted me. You didn’t answer my calls. I was so worried I came right back home.”

“I’ve been asleep.”

“You’ve been asleep, and I’ve been having a heart attack for the last hour. I thought something had happened to you.”

“Phin, I’m fine.”

“I brought some agents with me. They’re going to keep an eye on things around here, to make sure no one breaks in.”

“You didn’t have to do that.”

“Of course I do. After last time, I…” Another pause. “If anything happened to you and the baby I don’t know what I’d do. I’d be lost again.”

Baby? Leilu was pregnant? Of course. That's why she kept touching her stomach!

She nearly snorted. That child would be the most powerful toddler in the universe. She almost envied him or her. Though, she had to admit, that was a side of Phineas that Sorcha had never seen before. The Phineas Zorg that sat in front of cameras and gave interviews was hard-nosed and ruthless. Yes, he was handsome, but he was also an oily snake, able to wriggle his way out of any attempts by the Universal Council to put restrictions on his too large business. Some said he was more powerful than the Council itself. Sorcha didn’t doubt it. But she did know one thing. Men like Phineas Zorg didn’t blubber over their wives. At least, she thought they didn’t.

“Phin, we’re fine. There’s no need to miss an entire trip on my account.”

“I’d miss a million trips on your account if you needed me to. I told you that I’d always protect you, and I meant it.”

Is it true? Does Leilu have power over her husband? What does that mean? Could she convince him to shut down his business of murdering innocent souls for fuel? Would he listen?

There was another long pause, giving Sorcha time to climb out of bed, put on her boots, and peek out of the room.

The long, dark hallway was empty. The top of the white, spiraling stairs sat only a few feet away. Apparently, Ivan had selected the first guest room he saw.

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