Tracking Kat by Piper J. Drake

Author:Piper J. Drake [Drake, Piper J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781951821128
Publisher: Ebullient Studios

Chapter 10

Once she reached the med bay, she didn’t bother to shut the door. Dev would be along in a few moments, and she needed to get back under control before he arrived.

If she couldn’t, well, that would be why he was going to check in on her. In the first weeks she’d been aboard ship, he’d been the one to help her remember how to return to human when her cat aspect slipped the leash. There’d been a lot of talking, but she didn’t remember what he said as much as the tone of his voice and the way he spoke to her like she was human. He’d helped her remember what she’d been, and he hadn’t acted as if she’d already died.

It’d been a long time ago, but apparently she’d never forgotten, even at the cellular level. She’d need to try harder. Regression was not in the game plan.

His footsteps sounded in the corridor sooner than she’d expected. Still, when he appeared in her doorway, his shoulders were relaxed, hands loose, and heartbeat steady. Nothing about his body language spoke of anger or alarm or anything to further agitate her beast.

He studied her for a minute as she watched him. When he spoke, his voice remained light. “While I agree the man is a waste of air, I’d appreciate it if one of my crew weren’t responsible for ending him, especially when we’re supposed to be comrades in arms and whatnot.”

She’d spit, but she thought the practice was gross. Still, thinking of Meathead made her want to get the bad taste out of her mouth. “He proved he’d throw one of us on the line if it gave him any sort of advantage.”

“True enough and I won’t fault you for handing him his ass.” Dev dismissed the point with a wave of his hand. “I’m more concerned with how close you were to making him a corpse. Your intentions were pretty clear.”

A spear of guilt stabbed her. To be honest, it was there and then gone again, burned clean away by the memory of how willing the man had been to toss Skuld into harm’s way. And one of Kaitlyn’s greatest nightmares was to be responsible for harm to an innocent, especially one who mattered to her the way Skuld did.

No. Skuld was one of hers to protect, and the man meant to hurt her friend. The only regret Kaitlyn suffered was the necessity of sparing the man’s life.

“I know you, Kat, so I’m going to promise you he will not be allowed anywhere near Skuld or any of our other shipmates one-on-one.” Dev spoke slowly and deliberately, holding his temper in check as much as hers. A part of the reason Kaitlyn looked to him was the way he made crew his family. No doubt he was every bit as angry as she was over what had just happened.

And his anger helped her get hers under control. “Then I’ll give you a promise back. If the idiot comes to harm on this ship, it won’t be by my hand.

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