Deception: A Space Opera Adventure Legal Thriller (Judge, Jury, Executioner Book 11) by Craig Martelle & Michael Anderle

Author:Craig Martelle & Michael Anderle [Martelle, Craig]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sort4
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2021-01-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

War Axe, in Orbit over Belzimus

The galley was almost completely filled with people. Cory, Marcie, and Kae looked at the many faces they knew so well, but they also saw in their mind’s eye those who were missing, like Joseph and Petricia, Timmons and Sue, and Shonna and Merrit.

Dokken lounged on one of the tables, ignoring Jenelope’s yelling for him to get down. The green-skinned woman, Xianna from Torregidor and her husband Eldis, scratched Dokken’s stomach while blocking the head chef from driving him off with a wooden spoon.

“Hey, buddy,” Cory said softly.

Bed hog! Dokken yelled. The big German Shepherd scattered plates and people as he scrabbled off the table and ran for Cory. The warriors stood and cheered, even though she hadn’t left that long ago. She glowed as she used to, bringing joy wherever she went. Dokken slammed into her, wagging his tail furiously. He settled instantly and sniffed the sergeant major. Who is this? He smells funny.

“He’s the sergeant…”

Yes, definitely something different, Dokken interrupted. Crantis tried to push the dog’s nose away from his crotch.

Braithwen worked his way into the mix and found a seat with an unopened beer, to which he helped himself and saluted the others at the table.

“Bro,” Kimber said, saluting with her own beer from where she sat on her husband Auburn’s lap. He waved.

Kae shook his head at them. “I remember when this used to be a ship of war, and now it’s a never-ending All Guns Blazing party.”

“It’s the life we fought for, young man. To the victor, the spoils.” TH waved at Colonel Christina Lowell, who was buried in the middle of the crowd. “Hey, toss me one of those!”

A dark bottle became a projectile and sailed across the galley. With a lightning-quick movement, he snatched it from mid-air, and in one smooth motion, popped the cap and took a drink.

He waved for quiet.

Kae groaned. “Another Dad speech.”

Terry saluted his son, took a drink of beer, and started. “We called this party for two reasons. One was to celebrate the first shipment of railguns to the Trans-Pacific Task Force. Keeping the peace in the Federation. One team, one fight. The second is to welcome Sergeant Major Crantis Monsoon to Char’s and my family. And that means he is going to become part of your family, too.”

The crowd cheered, but an alarm buzzer quieted them. General Smedley Butler, the SI who ran the War Axe, announced that Wyatt Earp had just entered the hangar bay.

Char waved Terry off. “I’ll go get them, but you might want to clear some space. Rivka has a big crew.”

“Tighten it up!” Terry yelled. Christina saluted him with her beer. No one moved. “Damn. I used to be somebody.”

“You’re the AGB guy!” a voice shouted from the back of the room.

“Damn straight! What’s for chow, Jenelope? I’m coming for my hug.”

The chef menaced him with her wooden spoon until he surrendered.

When Rivka joined them, she carried Floyd and brought her small army, many of whom the warriors already knew, like Clodagh and Cole.

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