The War for Terra 1: Resolute Command by James R. Prosser

Author:James R. Prosser
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781491241851
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2013-08-01T17:00:00+00:00

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Now

In the twenty-four hours since the Terran Princess had discovered the Baal carrier group, Lee had been harassed, assaulted, shot at and threatened. As he returned to his quarters on board the cruise ship, he decided that he had earned a good night’s rest. As he left the lift on his deck, he noticed that the carpet that he had worn down to the deck was now strewn with paper and ground-in food.

As he reached his own door and reached out to activate his door lock, the next door opened and a bandaged soldier from Baal stepped out, laughing obnoxiously at someone still in the room. He stepped backwards out into the hallway and tripped, toppling backwards onto the floor. Another man stumbled out into the corridor and grabbed the first man’s arm. The man screamed as his friend tugged on his injured arm.

“Sorry, mate,” said the man to Lee, still tugging on his friend, oblivious to the howls of pain echoing down the hall. “Celebrating the first good meal we’ve had in weeks.”

The injured man managed to gain his feet and promptly punched his friend’s shoulder with his good hand. Both men stumbled back into the stateroom and the door shut behind them. Lee shook his head at the empty hall and wondered who had decided that he needed to share this deck.

He opened his door and entered the cool confines of his room. It was a standard stateroom, calm colors and a few tacky sculptures placed on artfully arranged tables. There was a small bathroom to his right equipped with a shower unit and toilet. In the center of the room was the large bed that looked to Lee like the best thing he had seen in years.

He sat on the bed and peeled off his boots, glad to have fresh air between his toes for the first time in over a day. He removed his uniform and laid it over the back of a nearby chair. Finally, he stripped out of the skin tight vacuum suit that had become a second skin to him for so long. The room was equipped with a chemical cleaner and Lee placed both his uniform and vacuum suit into the slot and activated the device. He grabbed a loose pair of pants and went into the bathroom to take a long hot shower.

As he exited the room trailing steam and wiping his short black hair with a fresh towel, he felt another presence in the room. For a moment, he hoped that the drunken soldiers from Baal hadn’t hacked the lock to his room, but then he spied the woman standing in front of the small desk by his bed. Her curly dark hair cascaded down her back over the deep blue dress she wore.

“May I help you?” Lee asked.

Melaina Petros turned suddenly, startled to see him in just the loose gray pants and a towel. Her hand went to her mouth in an expression that Lee found at once old-fashioned and attractive.

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