Death Dealer: An Assassin's Tale of Sci-Fi Action and Adventure (Aeon 14: Hand's Assassin) by M. D. Cooper & T.G. Ayer

Author:M. D. Cooper & T.G. Ayer [Cooper, M. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Wooden Pen Press
Published: 2018-05-09T16:00:00+00:00

BRIEF

STELLAR DATE: 10.12.8948 (Adjusted Gregorian)

LOCATION: Nimrud Station

REGION: Xerxes, Ayra System (Independent)

The woman sagged with relief and swore under her breath while Nerishka turned on her heel, deactivating the lightwand at the same time.

She found herself staring at Dresden, who—though he looked like he was finding it hard not to smile—also appeared distinctly relieved.

Nerishka glared at him. “What the hell was this whole charade about? I almost killed her.”

“Killed me?” the redhead shrieked. “I’d have been happy with having my head sliced off with a lightwand but that’s not what she was about to do, was it?” The woman was yelling at Dresden, her eyes flashing with fury. Then she turned on Nerishka. “What the fuck is wrong with you? Deadly poisons?”

Nerishka shrugged, trying hard not to smile. “Same thing as being killed with a bullet to the head. Sometimes it’s just cleaner.”

The woman let out a disgusted sound and pushed off the wall. She slid past Nerishka, giving the little bottle a wide berth. “I suggest you put the lid back on that. Don’t want anyone here to be convinced to blow their brains out.” She turned her furious blue gaze to Dresden. “This is not what I signed up for, Dresden. Next time, do your own dirty work. In fact, just make sure I never get a mission if she is around.” She let out a disgusted huff and stalked off.

<Shouldn’t you tell her that the poison doesn’t work like that?> asked Lyra.

<What? I don’t think that truth would be very effective.>

Dresden’s smile slipped free at last but Nerishka gave him only a thin smile. “That’s a pity. This particular mission is going to include me. That’s non-negotiable.”

He leaned against the doorjamb, arms folded, and chuckled. “Judith is just angry. She’ll come around. Although, let’s keep the truth about the toxin to ourselves. I’m not sure how she’ll take it knowing she’d have ended up with the shits rather than having to blow her own head off.”

“You recognized it.” Nerishka chuckled.

“Considering you pulled that one on me the first time we met, I’d go to my grave with that piece of information seared into my brain.” Dresden smiled and looked Nerishka up and down. “You look good.”

Silence hung between them for a few seconds and Nerishka deliberated on what the best response would be to that. In the end she replied, “You too,” and walked past him into the kitchen where she holstered her weapons and pulled a chair out. As she sank onto the seat she let out a groan. “Was it so hard to double check the security codes? Instead of making me almost kill one of your team?”

“I knew you wouldn’t kill her.”

“Oh really? What makes you so sure about that?”

He pulled up a chair. “Because you’re deadly when it comes to a mission, an assassination. But in situations like this, there is no directive from above, no clear instructions to eliminate a specific target. This was nowhere near such a situation. And that was what I was looking for,”

“You were testing me?” Nerishka yelled.

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