Rescue Her Heart by K.C. Luck

Author:K.C. Luck [Luck, K.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sci-fi, romance, Military
Publisher: KC Luck
Published: 2018-05-03T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 19

NAT

Nat took a deep breath and let it out slowly. She knew she needed to relax or the guy Rog would never believe Catherine's promise. I need to play along with this. For both our sakes, she thought. And wait for the right time to strike. In her heart, Nat knew she would not rest until she killed the pirate king, but for now, she gave the man a nod of agreement. As he continued to study her and stroke his long beard, she knew his decision could go either way. There was a long pause where everyone in the room waited silently and then the dwarf smiled to break the tension. "Okay, Catherine. I'll take your word," he said. "But don't think I won't have my eye on your bodyguard. I'm on the last leg of a longass journey, and I won't let anyone screw it up." Nat saw Catherine smile at the pirate in return.

"Well, you could always just let us go," she said.

Rog chuckled. "Don't you wish," he said. "But honestly, your luck is lousy. I mean, if you and your lovely little spaceship had not come along right when it did, I would not have bothered." Nat frowned. What is he talking about? she wondered. Catherine apparently was curious too.

“How so?” she asked. Before Rog could answer, the door to the room opened and in walked Sal, one of the pirates who boarded their ship.

“Sal!” Rog said and Nat did not miss how happy the pirate king was to see her. A favorite, she thought. Especially interesting because Sal’s expression did not appear to be as excited to see him. “Did you secure their ship with the others?”

“Of course,” she answered and Nat watched as her eyes skimmed over first her and then Catherine. “I searched it first, to make sure everything these two were telling us was true.” At this news, Nat stiffened. It would not take much to figure out the spaceship did not belong to any senator. Sal met Nat’s eyes and glared.

“And?” Rog prompted.

There was a pause and Nat prepared herself mentally for a fight. Her first move would be to attack Chuck and take his rifle. It would be difficult with her hands still bound in front of her, but there was no better option. Nat shifted her weight to be ready. Finally, Sal glanced at Catherine and smiled a little before turning back to Rog. She shrugged. “Out for a romantic cruise,” Sal answered. “On daddy’s luxury ship. Just like the girl said.” Nat saw Catherine let out a breath of relief and unclenched her own hands. Safe for now, she thought and was relieved to learn Sal was less of a threat than she thought. Obviously, the woman was lazy or stupid if she could not find proof the Avalon Mercury was registered to a doctor, not a politician.

"Perfect," Rog said. "I'd have been pissed to learn there would be no payoff from this. When the time comes, I plan to make that senator pay a shitload of ransom for his pretty little girl.

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