Girl from the Stars Book 3- Day's End by Cheree Alsop

Author:Cheree Alsop
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, space opera, science fiction, fiction action adventure, science fiction series
Publisher: Cheree Alsop

Chapter 13

“Tramareaus is going to need time to put the orbs in the Omne Occasus’ case,” Hyrin said.

“How much time do you need?” Devren asked.

Hyrin studied the metal case Tariq and Brandis lifted into a wooden crate.

“Twenty minutes.”

Tariq paused with the case halfway in the crate.

“Are you kidding?” he asked.

Hyrin shook his head. “Tramareaus said that if he is able to create the orbs, and if he is able to maintain the spherical shape, and if he is able to transport them safely, stabilizing the orbs is going to be extremely important unless you want us all to dissolve into a pile of ash.”

“Tariq!” Brandis said in a strained voice as he fought to hold his side of the Omne Occasus above the crate.

Tariq turned his attention back to the task he was doing.

“That’s an awful lot of ‘ifs’,” Liora said.

“We’re winging it at this point,” Hyrin replied. His eyelids blinked quickly sideways. “I’m sorry I can’t promise something safer.”

Brandis nodded. “I really don’t want to dissolve into a pile of ash.”

“We’re not going to dissolve into ash, or burn into ash,” Devren told them. He gave Hyrin a flat look. “I’ve never heard of anyone dissolving into a pile of ash. There’s got to be some sort of heating element involved.”

Hyrin shrugged. “That’s what Tramareaus said. I would ask him to clarify, but he’s busy dodging Coalition security in order to meet us at the shipping level of Titus.”

Tariq slid the metal latches onto the crate to fasten to top.

“Don’t bother,” he said. “We’ll find out soon enough, or we won’t, hopefully. I just feel that twenty minutes is really pushing it when our names and pictures have already been circling Saturn’s largest moon since we landed on F One Zero Four, that’s all.”

“You have a point,” Liora told him. “You should stay.”

Tariq gave her a mock glare. “Really? You’re going there?”

Liora nodded. “I’m going there. You didn’t exactly have a great experience on Titus last time we visited.”

Tariq’s smile faded. “Neither did you. Torture by electrocution isn’t our thing.”

She shook her head. “Not at all. Let’s get this done with and never come back.”

“Deal,” he replied.

Liora realized that everyone was watching them. She cleared her throat.

“Well? Are we ready?”

“Ready, Officer Day,” Tariq said loudly. “In a purely professional way.”

Officer O’Tule laughed. “You guys aren’t fooling anyone.” At their embarrassed looks, she said, “But it’s cute, so don’t let us get in your way.” She waved for them to continue their conversation.

“I don’t fall for girls like Liora,” Tariq denied.

He winked at Liora and she fought back a smile. “And Tariq is repulsive. He’s too…too….” She looked him up and down in an effort to come up with something, but the mischievous twinkle in his eyes distracted her.

“Too what, Officer Day?” he asked.

She forced herself not to smile when she said, “Too cocky.”

Tariq put a hand to his heart as though her words wounded him deeply.

O’Tule and Shathryn laughed and Devren looked as though he fought to hold in a laugh of his own.

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