A Spaceship for Hire (Galactic Smugglers for Hire Book 3) by M.J. Wahl
Author:M.J. Wahl [Wahl, M.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Franklin Street Press
Published: 2024-05-26T00:00:00+00:00
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Jack looked slightly to his side, where the bartender stood holding a long-barrelled blaster aimed at the head of the Rajnack. âI donât want any trouble here,â the bartender yelled.
The Rajnack grinned. âYou donât stand a chance,â she bellowed. All her friends chuckled.
âMaybe not, but do you feel like dying to prove your point. Because youâre getting my first shot, even if itâs my last!â
The Rajnack looked around and thought better of it. âAll right, all right.â Then she motioned with a hand to her friends, and they brought their hands away from their hips slowly.
The bartender swung her blaster over slightly and aimed at Jack. âYou too, Earthling. Donât do anything stupid.â
Jack brought his hands up halfway. âIâm cool. No problem.â
âEveryone stay frosty, and no one gets hurt,â the barkeeper said.
âI can see weâre not welcome here,â the Rajnack growled. âWeâre going.â
She moved towards the front, shoving tables and chairs over as she walked towards the door. Her friends started to follow, but then she stopped and paused, as if considering something.
And then suddenly she turned, shoved Jack to the side and grabbed Crush by the collar of her tunic and picked her up, pulling her out of Asteedâs embrace.
Crush, helpless in the grip of the much larger Rajnack, dangled a few feet from the ground, screaming and kicking her legs. âYou look like youâd make a fine serechi,â the Rajnack said.
And then, faster than Jack could wonder what a serechi was, she turned and galloped towards the exit, holding Crush over a massive shoulder.
Instinctively Jack went for his Ruger, but then thought better of it and stopped. A shootout here and now, outnumbered and with no cover, would only get them all killed.
âLet her go!â Asteed shouted and jumped up from his chair. He started to follow the Rajnack, but Jack quickly reached over and grabbed him by a shoulder.
âEasy does it pal,â Jack said. âYouâre not going anywhere.â
Asteed twisted and tried to break Jackâs grip, but Jack had a firm hold on the smaller Amenniâs tunic. âBut theyâve got Crush, we have to go after them,â Asteed cried.
âAnd we will, but not like this.â
The other Rajnack followed the first one out the door. They could hear Crush screaming from the street outside through the open door.
âWhyâd you stop me?â Asteed asked.
âDo you want to rescue her, or just get yourself killed. First, we get some reinforcements. Then we come up with a plan that wonât result in us all getting killed. If we just run out after them now, weâll just get shot down in the street. Theyâve got us badly outnumbered, and Rajnack donât kid around when it comes to a fight.â
The barkeep placed her weapon down on the counter and scowled. âEveryone frosty?â
Donna relaxed. âIâm good,â she said.
The other Amenni whoâd been sitting with Asteed jumped up and rushed towards the front door with a blaster in hand.
âStop!â The barkeeper shouted. âDonât go out there!â
He reached it in two long bounces and stepped out the door.
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