The Drift Boxset by Susan Hayes

Author:Susan Hayes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Black Scroll Publications Ltd.

A quick interface with a data node allowed Phaedra to acquire the information she needed. She skimmed the pertinent details from the datasphere, a simple act that didn’t even require her to make a hard connection. The station was about to have unexpected visitors. It was a first contact situation, which explained the alarm, but since no shots had been fired and a number of high-ranking corporate and IAF members were being sent to greet them, it looked like they were friendly.

A quick review of the station’s schematics and security cams was all it took for her to figure out exactly how to get to the site without running afoul of security.

If Mac and Dash had any idea how much information about the station and its occupants she’d acquired while she was helping them track down the assassin known as the Reaper, they’d probably toss her ass in a cell…or out the nearest airlock.

She made her way to the site down a flight of stairs and through a maintenance corridor that ran beneath the main passage. The area was crowded with conduits and pipes that looked like they were at least twenty years older than she was. Some of them were leaking fluid that dripped onto the floor to form incandescent puddles that she took great care to avoid.

She reached the spot that should have been her exit, but instead of a nice easy staircase like the one she’d descended, there was nothing but a series of steel bars secured to the wall. “A fraxxing ladder? In this dress? Are you kidding me, universe? This is how I’m going to die, isn’t it?”

She continued muttering as she tucked up her skirt as best she could manage, baring her legs almost to the hip in the process. She made the climb slowly, hands locking around each rung with a death grip that she had to force herself to release each time it came to reach up again. Veth, she hated heights.

Thankfully, there was a nice, stable platform at the top where she could stand as she unlocked the door and opened it a crack to see what was on the other side. She could hear the murmur of a crowd, but a quick check showed her that they were all facing away from her. Perfect.

She slipped in behind them, closing the door with care so there was no noise to attract attention her way. She straightened her dress as best she could, checked her hair, and did her best to act as if she had every right to be there. The crowd of onlookers appeared to thin down to her right, so she started making her way in that direction, trying to get close enough to be able to see what was going on.

“I don’t want to know how you got here, do I?” a deep voice rumbled as a massive hand came down on her shoulder.

“Hey, Zale.” She tried to sound nonchalant as she smiled up at the big half-Torski.

“Hello, pipsqueak.

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