Spider Zero by Sarah Hawke

Author:Sarah Hawke [Hawke, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Erotica, Science Fiction, Fiction
Publisher: Jade Fantasy
Published: 2018-07-26T07:00:00+00:00

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“He is hiding something.”

I sighed and stopped in the middle of the corridor. Kaveri and I were halfway back to our quarters, and for the moment we were alone. “I agree,” I admitted. “I can’t help but feel like everyone here knows something we don’t, but for whatever reason they don’t want to let us in on the secret.”

Her brow furrowed slightly as she glanced down the corridor. “Kali minds are difficult to read, but his reaction to hearing about Spider Zero was similar to Master Mosaad’s.”

“So you noticed that too, huh?” I sighed and folded my arms over my chest. “It doesn’t make any sense. Why in the hell would both of them be so worried about this?”

Kaveri’s tendrils twitched in thought. “You have known Raxyl most of your life, yes?”

“As long as I can remember. I never would have survived in the Red Ring without him. He took me under his wing and taught me everything he knew about starships.”

“Do you know why he was working for them?”

“Desperation, like anyone else,” I said. “His family lost everything during the war—huge swaths of Kalifax were burned to cinders during a massive space battle. But a slicer and technician with his skills can make a lot of credits out here on the Rim.”

Kaveri’s eyes narrowed ever-so-slightly. “He is at least fifty or sixty years old, yes?”

“I think so,” I said, favoring her with a curious glance. “Why?”

“Do you know what he was doing before you met?”

“Not specifically. I seriously doubt he fought in the war, though, if that’s what you’re implying. The Seraphim weren’t exactly fond of non-humans. That’s why so many species joined the Convectorate.”

“Still, you’ve told me multiple times that he always seems to know more about the Dominion that you would expect,” Kaveri pointed out. “There may be a reason for that.”

I hissed softly between my teeth. Life on the Rim had taught me not to ask too many questions about people’s pasts—almost everyone out here was running from someone or something, and being nosey was a great way to get yourself shot. Raxyl rarely spoke of his family or his life before the Red Ring, and I had never been one to intrude. Perhaps that had been a mistake.

“Whatever he may or may not know, he would never do anything to hurt me…or you,” I said. “He’s practically my dad, for Seraph’s sakes.”

“What if that is the problem?”

I blinked. “Huh?”

“He may be concealing information because he does not wish to harm you.”

The air leaked from my lungs like I had just been stabbed. I felt like an idiot for not considering that particular angle earlier. I was reminded yet again that the nineteen year-old Velothi girl standing in front of me was every bit as smart as she was beautiful.

“Even if he does learn something from the archive, we have no guarantee that he will share what he finds,” Kaveri went on. “Especially if he believes he is shielding you from something.”

“Now you’re the one who is starting to sound paranoid.

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