Master of Deception by Watson Jude

Author:Watson, Jude [Watson, Jude]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Telstarr, we have a secu-rity check. Strictly routine.”

Clive admired Astri’s coolness. Posing as a rich woman, she put on an irritated look. “Do they know who we are?” she hissed at the banker.

“Strictly routine, madam,” Bloomi answered. Clive noted that his hands were shaking.

“It will take only a moment.”

“Now, angel hair, let’s not hold up these gentle-men,” Clive said. “This is the price we pay for a secure galaxy. Here you go, sirs.” He handed over his ID doc and motioned for Astri to do the same.

With a slight pursing of her lips, she did so.

Clive waited while the lead officer scanned their docs through his datapad.

He wished he could dump a bucket of ice water on Bloomi’s head. The bloke was now sweating profusely, his collar damp and the few strands of hair he possessed now plastered to his scalp.

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star_wars_the_last_of_the_jedi_09_master_of_deception_by_jude_watson Astri waited with the air of a woman who did not like to wait. Her training as a Senator’s wife obviously came in handy.

The check went on for too long. Clive saw the moment the Imperial officer registered that something was amiss.

“If you’ll wait here for just another moment,” he said.

“Our business is concluded,” Astri said. “We were just leaving.”

“I’m sorry, I’ll have to insist.” The officer’s tone was still polite. He couldn’t afford to alienate them if they really were the fabulously wealthy Telstarrs.

Which they weren’t. Maybe the real Telstarrs had noticed that someone was using their ID docs. Even though Curran had used his best contact for the docs, you could never trust the black market completely.

They were in trouble.

The officers moved off to confer. Probably waiting for a superior to tell them what to do.

“Do you think they know?” Bloomi wiped his forehead with his sleeve. “Do you think so?”

“Do you have a cruiser with a hyperdrive?” Clive asked him in a low tone.

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