The Legacy of Earth (Mandate Book 2) by J.S. Harbour

Author:J.S. Harbour [Harbour, J.S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2016-05-16T06:00:00+00:00

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“There, see? Only took a few minutes of your time, darling,” Drake said while buckling his pants. “I always pay well. It’s good for business. Builds trust. But in your case,” he said, looking up at her, “that was payback, and that’s how it works out here, little girl.”

Jazdie was slowly pulling her jumpsuit back up and getting her arms into the sleeves. She started to zip it up but stopped at an apparent snag. She turned toward Drake who was still standing there, pleased with himself—though his version of sarcasm was anything but subtle. She feigned to struggle with the zipper. Her brassiere was blue like the jumpsuit—blue silk—and her firm, perky breasts stuck out through the open jumpsuit.

Drake’s mouth fell open as he stared, his mind suddenly racing. He suddenly became overwhelmed with desire again. He looked into her eyes, and she looked down. Beaten. Humbled. As she should be! he thought. Maybe I’ll keep her. Take her with me.

“Here, allow me—” he said, reaching for the zipper.

Jazdie’s fist lashed out like a striking cobra, hitting him hard in the throat. There had been no drawback for the punch, just a sudden, blinding-fast motion. The force of the impact was so powerful it knocked the man three feet back against the bulkhead. It happened so quickly he was choking before it even registered in his mind that she had hit him.

Jazdie reeled back, shocked by what she had just done. She held her hand up in front of her as if examining a new prosthetic, feeling horrified. She looked at the man who had raped her. His eyes were wide with shock, and he tried to speak but he was holding his throat, choking, his legs squirming. Finally, as the struggles slowed, Drake clutched at his wrecked throat with both hands, eyes wide with shock.

Jazdie held both hands in front of her eyes, squeezed them into fists. “Mom … Dad …,” she said aloud, “what the hell did you do to me?”

Drake reached out to her as his body slid to the floor. He was gasping, mouth open wide but unable to breathe or speak. A raspy gagging sound came out, then he was dead.

As Jazdie headed to the door, she said, “The pleasure was all yours, motherfucker.”

Just then, two shots rang out down the hall. She stopped at the hatch and peered into the hall toward the bridge. One man seemed to be dead, his body lying on the floor in the way of the bridge hatch. Jazdie stepped back and flattened her back against the wall, heart pounding.

What if that was one of the invaders, and Reilly was doing the shooting? she thought. But, it’s dimly lit, can’t be sure who was shot. Could be Locke or Cyril on the ground, she reasoned.

“Dammit!” she whispered.

I’ll wait. If it’s Reilly, she’ll come for me, Jazdie thought, then went back to hiding in the shadows, stepping clear of Drake’s body.

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