The Hunt for Red Fluffy (Brimstone Book 6) by Angel Martinez

Author:Angel Martinez [Martinez, Angel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mischief Corner Books, LLC
Published: 2019-09-11T23:00:00+00:00

Three Arms Circling had consumed five tofu cubes and half a cinnamon bun, then waved any other food away. Either their guest was on a diet or the octopus spacers ran on super-efficient metabolisms. Shax was betting on the latter, certainly the case with other beings he'd known who spent much of their lives in space.

Now, though, his son and Three Arms had returned to their visual communications, passing what appeared to be a star chart back and forth. Shax sat on a nearby crate, near enough to keep an eye on proceedings but far enough that he wasn't looming. As far as he could tell, Leopold didn't need his interference.

Plenty of things he could have been doing. Helping with repairs, for instance. Though Mac was handling all of that better than Shax ever could, and he had Heckle and Corny helping. Much more practical, of course. Heckle was perfect for helping in small spaces, and tools never flew out of Corny's hands.

But he didn't want to be alone with his worries, either. Ness and Julian still hadn't called in. Yes, yes, he understood about the need for radio silence. All the levels of hell, yes. Something, though. A tapped-out signal. A half-second communication to say, We're fine.

He'd do everything in his power to find them if they didn't return. Tear the planet apart to find his love, his…friend, and the first cat he'd had in decades.

Distracted nearly to the point of anguish, he didn't notice Leopold in front of him until his son cleared his throat. He held out the tablet to Shax in both pink paws.

"They want to go home. This is the asteroid field. The one where we were."

Shax took the proffered tablet. "Yes. All right. Is Three Arms Circling indicating that this is home?"

"It is not quite home. But it's where home could find them. If we go back there."

"I see. Maybe. So if we return to the asteroid field where the cutter attacked, their ship or crew or family, however they think of that lovely wedding-cake colony ship, will find them?"

Leopold nodded, holding out his paws to take the tablet back. "I do not know how. Trying to find that out still. Perhaps they have comm."

"I'd imagine so. The suit seems to have everything else." Shax put a hand on his son's spiny shoulder. "I can't make any promises, and there's probably no way to communicate that. If we have to run, we're concentrating on running."

With a sad peep, Leopold gave another nod before trundling back to the tank where Max was singing to Three Arms Circling. They had surfaced as far as their eyes, watching Max intently where he perched on the edge of the tank. Shax tensed, fully prepared to snatch Max away when an arm came out of the water toward the millipede.

Hell's gates, I hope they don't think Max is food.

But no, the octopod arm reached over with great care to touch Max behind his head and pet gently. Max responded with a happy trill and launched into a Bach cantata.

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