Matt & Michelle 1: The Fugitive Heir by Henry Vogel

Author:Henry Vogel [Vogel, Henry]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction, Space Opera
ISBN: 9781938834677
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Publisher: Rampant Loon Media LLC
Published: 2016-01-31T17:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

The Truth Comes Out

I crashed onto the table, my breath going out in a whoosh. As I gasped for air, hands grabbed my coveralls and hauled me off the table. A fist drove into my stomach, forcing out the little air I’d managed to draw into my lungs.

Then Flight Commander Nancy got into my face. “I cannot believe how stupid you are, George. What were you thinking?”

I only stayed up because two of Nancy’s flight team held me up. I gave the only answer I could—ragged gasps for breath.

Nancy cupped an ear as if trying to hear something quiet. “What was that, George? I didn’t catch it. Could you say that again?”

Through my struggle to breathe, I tried to form words. “May.” Gasp. “King.” Gasp. “Miss.” Gasp. “Take.”

“You finally figured that out, did you George?” Nancy shook her head in disgust. “Typical. Guys like you are all smooth when they’re working on some innocent little girl, but-”

I shook my head emphatically. “You.”

“Me?” Nancy’s eyebrows shot up in surprise. “I’m the one making the mistake?”

Still fighting for breath, I nodded.

“Let me guess, the next thing you’re going to tell me is that your name isn’t George?”

I nodded again, almost able to breathe normally again.

“And you expect me to believe a story that stupid? Remember, I’ve seen George’s and Mandy’s ID photos. I could almost accept that you just happen to look a lot like George, but there is no way in hell I’ll believe that your…wife…” Nancy’s face twisted in disgust at the thought, “just happens to look like Mandy.”

Drawing my first good breath in over a minute, I said, “I can explain, but you’ve got to listen to it all and give me a chance to show you proof.”

An expression of mock seriousness on her face, Nancy whispered, “Oh my goodness, you must be a Federation secret agent working on a case of galactic importance. Will you have to kill us after you tell us what’s going on?”

“Now who’s being stupid?”

That question didn’t go over well with Nancy. She slapped me hard. “I think you need to learn some manners.” Nancy looked around at her team. “We’re going to knock a little humility into George and then I think I’ll take Cummings up on his offer.”

I did not like the sound of that—especially the part about Cummings. “What offer?”

“Cummings has a friend who captains a freighter heading to Eridani Station soon. The friend has daughters and says he’ll be happy to take you with him and personally turn you over to Mandy’s father.” Nancy leaned in close. “Just think what her daddy will do to you when he gets his hands on you.”

With a sudden grunt, the man holding my right arm pitched forward, leaving my arm free. A dull, metallic thump sounded behind me. Electricity crackled and I smelled the sharp tang of ozone as the man holding my left arm arched his back and screamed.

Nancy stared over my shoulder in shock. “Mandy? What-?”

I didn’t wait for an invitation to act.

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