Hide: Azophi Academy™ Book Three by Cameron TR & Carr Martha & Anderle Michael

Author:Cameron, TR & Carr, Martha & Anderle, Michael
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2020-10-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Waking up at all had been a surprise. Waking up in a comfortable bed, strapped down in case of a loss of gravity, was totally unexpected. A bag of water hung from the wall above him with a long tube attached. Jax drank greedily, not stopping until he’d consumed the last drop. He sighed and worked at the buckle of the restraint. Athena, want to fill me in?

“I saved you. You could start your extensive recitations of thanks now, that would be fine.”

He snorted and slowly sat up. The world swam less than he’d expected. The surrounding room was uniformly grey and boring, including the sheets and covers on the bed that was the room’s only furniture. It was about the size of a walk-in closet. Where am I?

“Aboard the Siren’s Scream, a trade vessel owned and operated by the Reardens, based on Mars.”

Right, I remember seeing that as I passed out. How did I get out of the cargo container?

“I used your comm to call for assistance after we took off. They were honor-bound to help you heal, and that brings us up to the moment. We’re locked in this cabin, and they might be considering contacting the authorities. I tapped into the network’s entertainment level, which includes the external cameras, and the ship is still on its way to the jump point. I would expect they’re waiting to talk to you before making a decision.”

Great. I don’t suppose there’s a shower nearby.

“Not that you can get to.”

Bleh. Okay. He pushed himself to his feet and swayed a little, but found his head was getting clearer by the moment. He tapped on the control panel set beside the door. “Uh, hello?”

A gruff male voice that sounded a decade or so past middle age replied, “Ah, our stowaway awakes. We had some doubts that you’d pull through.”

Jax leaned his head against the wall. “I’m a little more resilient than I look.”

“We counted one laser burn, one nasty cut, a bullet wound, and whatever you did to your foot. We’re running a pool on what your excuse will be. I have ‘thief,’ and my instincts are pretty good about this stuff.”

He groaned softly. “I’ve noticed that you haven’t invited me to leave this compartment. Does the pool have something to do with that?”

“It might. You have to understand. My employers are targets for all sorts of nefarious people. From corporate espionage and intellectual property theft right on down to petty piracy. We can’t have petty pirates wandering around the ship willy-nilly.”

Jax laughed. “I promise you that I’m not a petty pirate.” He took a gamble based on something he’d heard in the other man’s voice when he spoke about lawbreaking. “You have military in your background, don’t you?”

“UCCA all the way,” the man agreed.

“Well, we have that in common. I’m in the Special Forces, currently on leave. If you want to sit and chat for a while, I can give you my story. Hell, you can even put me in cuffs if that’s what it takes, but I’m going to die if I don’t get a shower soon.

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