Shaken and Stirred by Viola Grace

Author:Viola Grace [Grace, Viola]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Romance, Sci-fi, Futuristic
Publisher: Devine Destinies
Published: 2011-06-29T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

The woman in the vid screen had very precise features, which were bracketed by a headpiece that extended from the crown of her head down to each cheekbone. "Vortex, thank you for getting back to me so quickly."

"Not a problem, Relay. This is my partner, Tosha." He introduced them with a flourish of his hand.

"Shake, I believe, would be suitable for her. Shake and Vortex has a nice ring to it." The woman's eyes gleamed.

Tosha scowled. "Don't I get to pick my own alias?"

"No, but if you find it unsuitable, you can tender an alternative to your commanding officer at a later time."

It was reasonable, but it still didn't sit right. Her back got up every time someone tried to control her destiny and the name she would be known by was in that category.

"Pleased to meet you, Relay. To what do we owe this honour?" She put a bit of sweetness into her voice, but Relay's gaze told her she wasn't fooling anyone.

"There has been an escape on Talimatic, a high-security facility that caters to law-breaking talents. Normally, I would send a team from Udell, but they are busy. You are the only set that is free to handle this."

"Send the info to our shuttle. Does the head of Talimatic know we are coming?"

"I will make sure that they do. The escapee killed three guards and is heading to the wastes. Talimatic is not equipped for this kind of retrieval. He is one dangerous character." Relay's eyes flicked rapidly before regaining focus. "You have all the information. Fuel up and you have complete jump clearance."

"Understood, Relay. We are on our way."

"Thank you. Update me when you are finished. Take care. This is a dangerous assignment. Given a choice, I would not have had it be Shake's first."

"I will take care not to disgrace the Sector Guard. I promise." Tosha smiled. She didn't have a chance to say anything else. The screen went blank.

"Talimatic is one jump away. The shuttle is equipped with a gel shower and a month's worth of rations. Come on, Shake. It's time to meet your destiny." Vortex shoved her out of the room with a hand on her lower back and they returned to the shuttle just as the ground crew cleared it.

She was boosted into the shuttle without ceremony and took her place at the navigator station. Shake buckled her harness into place and waited. Seconds later, the launch engines whined and she was shoved back into her seat.

"We are taking the most direct route, going in fast and hard."

She held the obvious remark back and let the seriousness of their assignment wash over her. The sky flew past them in layers as they climbed at a steeper incline than Shake had ever experienced before.

"He's a killer, isn't he?" Her quiet words carried over the whine of the engines.

Vortex kept his hands on the controls as the ship shuddered. "Three guards dead to escape? Yes, he is."

"How can I bring up the file?" She stared at the nav station and tried to figure it out.

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