Shadows in Darkness (the Wolfegang series Book 2) by Jillian Ashe

Author:Jillian Ashe
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2014-08-05T23:00:00+00:00

“So, are you ready?” Ricky asked me.

“Whenever you are,” I muttered. With all that pent-up adrenaline running through me from the conversation with Wolfe, I really wanted to get out of the galley. The room suddenly felt tiny. It wasn’t that small really, but all the tension was making me claustrophobic.

When we got to the infirmary, Ricky put stickers over my heart, lungs, and forehead. They were wirelessly connected to a machine that monitored all of my vitals. Then he stuck me on the treadmill and told me to run. I ran for over an hour as he watched me and the monitors closely.

I didn’t get tired or winded at all. I felt my muscles strain as I pushed harder and harder, but they accommodated the stress rather than overloading and giving out. When I hit two hours, Ricky made me stop. I was finally breathing heavily, and I had a stitch in my side. My ribs were sore again. I sat down to drink some water while I watched him look over everything.

“All right, I think that’s all I’ll have you do today. You should see Wolfe before you retire to your room. You can stop by my quarters to grab those books I told you about if you prefer. I should be there in a little bit.” Ricky walked into the adjoining room as he scanned the flex with my data.

I followed him in, curious why he was dismissing me so idly. He sat down at a desk cluttered with medical equipment I didn’t recognize, and his desk displayed his work in 3D images, mapping out my system with his computer. A few empty cups sat among the mess. His feet were up on the desk as he read my file. It looked as if he’d completely forgotten about me.

“Ricky?”

“Hm?”

“Are you going to let me know how I did?”

“Your endurance is stupendous. Any further information has to wait. I don’t know enough. I have some studying to do myself.”

I heard the dismissal in his statement and gave up. I turned to leave and heard him clear his throat.

Celeste is listening in. I will see you in my quarters. Ricky’s voice again.

I continued to leave as if I hadn’t heard anything. I walked straight to my quarters. I was sweaty and gross, so I hopped in the shower to clean up before I went to see Wolfe. I wondered how Celeste was listening. The surveillance system would probably alert Wolfe to her activities, but she probably didn’t care.

There had to be a way to keep her from eavesdropping. If I did figure out a way to prevent it, it would just make her more suspicious. I sighed. Mental communication was best then, but we had to be extra careful about everything else. I couldn’t afford for her to find out my secrets.

Experimentation would be a surety at that point.

I changed into some pants and a shirt and headed over to the captain’s office. It was the first time I felt warm since being aboard the ship.

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