Operation Hydra (Beyond Ontariese 2) by Cyndi Friberg

Author:Cyndi Friberg
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: futuristic romance, science fiction romance, sci fi romance
Publisher: Anything-but-Ordinary Books

Chapter Nine

With a frustrated curse, Krysta slumped back in the bathtub, submerging herself to the chin in warm, sudsy water. She’d managed to fill the crazy thing and even found the setting for lavender-scented foam, but nothing she tried activated the water massage.

Oh well, she’d just soak.

Trey stomped into the bathroom and her arms instinctively crossed over her breasts.

“Little late for that, don’t you think?” he muttered.

“What’s wrong?”

Fully dressed and scowling, he stood across from her, leaning against the long counter behind him. “Vee has taken it upon himself to declare a state of emergency. My crew is in an uproar. Dro Tar is ready for mutiny.”

“Against Vee, not you, I presume.” He glared so she quickly suppressed her amusement. “What happened?”

“Hydran sequestered the children. He took them to one of the common areas and won’t let any of the other occupants near them.”

She didn’t want to disregard his concern prematurely but Hydran pulled crap like this all the time. “There are eleven children under the age of fifteen. Were the mothers told why the children were needed or were they just told to report?”

He slouched and shoved one hand into his pocket. “I don’t know. Vee seems to think it’s a big deal.”

“How did Vee find out?” She relaxed against the tub. If the occupants weren’t in an uproar, it sounded as if Vee overreacted.

“Dro Tar mentioned it when she returned to the ship after her shift.” His gaze assessed her, lingering intimately over her half-concealed curves. “You’re not concerned?”

“There could be any number of reasons for it.” Her eyes drifting shut. “Tell Vee if the mothers aren’t throwing a fit, there’s nothing to worry about. My guess is one of the mothers made him angry so he’s punishing everyone. Don’t forget, Hydran’s specialty is head games.”

He wasn’t gone long but Krysta started when his deep voice disturbed her sleepy haze.

“I told him—” She nearly jumped out of the tub and he chuckled. “Relax. It’s just me.”

Just me. Yeah right. Just the most dangerously charming rascal to ever cross my path. A slow, simmering heat rippled through her and it had nothing to do with the bath.

“I told Vee we’d head straight to The Center in the morning. We’ll tell Hydran one of the mothers contacted you. He knows you’re telepathic, right?”

“Sure. My telepathy doesn’t work that way, but it might rattle his cage to think it does.”

Reaching up, he rubbed the back of his neck. “Anything that rattles Hydran’s cage works for me.”

Drawing her knees up to her chest, she looked at him thoughtfully. “You know, there are a lot of things I still don’t understand, but this just made me think of one more. How are the occupants still having children? Hydran knows he can’t breed us to our father, so who fathered the new generation? For that matter, who fathered Saebin?”

“If you want to talk, fine, but I’m naked and I’m in there with you,” he paraphrased.

She laughed. “If we play out that scene again, I’ll have to punch you in the eye.

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