The Woman Who Lost Everything by M. D. Cooper

Author:M. D. Cooper [Cooper, M. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Wooden Pen Press
Published: 2018-03-07T22:00:00+00:00

Armis stepped out of the shuttle and walked toward Marion, who stood smirking at the Adder pirates.

Stupid woman…you were seconds away from capture and stars knows what else.

“Marion, come with me.” Armis grabbed the leader of Canton Kurgise’s arm. “We must go.”

Marion turned on Armis, her golden eyes gleaming in the night. “Leave? But you’re here. I’ve claimed sanctuary.”

“To gain sanctuary, you have to come to my canton,” Armis said, refraining from berating Marion for not knowing council law.

“We wanted you alive, Marion,” one of the Adders said, his voice a low growl. “But whether you’re dead or alive, Kurgise is ours now. Adder and MDF ships are surrounding Kurgise stations and strongholds as we speak.”

“No!” Marion shouted, spinning to face Armis. “Is that true?”

Armis nodded. “It was a coordinated assault that started minutes after the attack here. It was only through dumb luck that I was nearby and able to answer your call for sanctuary.”

“That metal bitch!” Marion shrieked. “She can’t do this. She—”

“Marion, shut up,” Armis ordered. “Get on the shuttle. You can’t solve anything, standing on your roof and raving like a crazy woman.”

Marion’s mouth hung open for a moment before snapping shut. She shot the Blackadder pirates one final cold look, and stormed past Armis toward the shuttle. Armis gave the two pirates a final look, as well.

Although…they aren’t really pirates.

From what her HUD told her, both of the men on the rooftop were native to Persia. They’d been born on this planet, lived hard—dare she even say, miserable—lives until they found a place in the Blackadder.

Armis still remembered when it had been Revenence Canton—technically, it still was. But once Jace took over, he had insisted that it simply be called ‘the Blackadder’.

They were well rid of that scum, though, even if it seemed that Katrina was worse.

“Remember,” she called out to the two men. “The survivors are prisoners of war. You may not sell them as slaves or treat them unfairly until the council has met to review this matter.”

“Go on then.” The man who had spoken before waved her off. “Take the Lady of Nothing and get gone.”

Armis sighed and turned, walking toward her shuttle. The whole way, her back felt itchy, and she wanted to run, but knew she had to maintain her decorum.

Making a habit of this.

She had to trust that the pirates wouldn’t shoot, not with her fighters hovering overhead.

Of course, she’d be a fool to assume that there were no heavy weapons aimed at her ships. For the Adders to take the mansion in a matter of minutes, they would have rails or more in the surrounding forest.

That they had managed to get this close before launching the assault meant only one thing: Katrina’s tech was in play, here.

Armis made it to shuttle unscathed, and met Marion’s eyes.

“You could take them,” the unseated canton leader said. “They only have a half-dozen rail emplacements in the woods.”

“And they have a cruiser overhead,” Armis added. “No, I don’t think I’ll go down in a blaze of glory with you.

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