The Laws of Attraction (A Love Across Stars Novel) by Christine Castle
Author:Christine Castle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: faith jayne castle christine, science fiction romance, time travel romance, action adventure romance, space opera romance
Publisher: CCJFBOOKS
Published: 2015-01-15T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter 7
Alice stared up at the ceiling of the passenger cabin listening to the song that was pumping out of the stereo speakers. It was one she didnât know, something with a lot of harmony backup vocals, a dramatic melody line, and lyrics about finding somebody to love. The lead singerâs passion was evident in the soaring notes of the chorus. What would it be like to leave such a legacy, to leave something that people hundreds of years from now would still be enjoying?
It was starting to sink in that her own legacy was very likely about to come to a very abrupt and premature end.
Yuki elbowed her. âYouâve gotta get him alone again.â
Aliceâs skin prickled uncomfortably. She had a bad feeling that whatever headway she might have made with Jake earlier was gone. âIâm not sure that would help anything at this point. He seems pretty determined to go through with it.â
âBald man looked ready to punch somethinâ,â Kahale said.
Yuki leaned forward to peer at him. âI sure wouldnât want to be on the other end of that punch. What do you think had him all fired up?â
âButting heads with Jake would be my guess,â Alice said.
Earlier sheâd watched Spider pull Andre to one side of the cockpit, away from Ty, and whisper something to his young cousin. The kidâs eyes lit up and he started to speak, but Spider quickly shushed him.
Alice flipped a glance at her crew. âLooks to me like there could be some dissent in the ranks.â
Yuki shot her a sly look. âMaybe you should try to work some magic on Spider instead.â
Alice snorted. âWhat magic? In case you havenât noticed, sexy seductress isnât really in my repertoire.â
âWell, what are we going to do?â Wendy burst out. âIâll try with one of them if itâll help. Iâd rather that than wait and see what the bounty men are going to do with us. Weâre not going to have too many more opportunities to get away. Maybe another couple of fuel stops at best, and those will go a lot quicker than this one.â
Alice, Yuki, and Kahale all turned to Wendy. She had been quiet for so long, Alice had assumed her sister had fallen asleep. For once she hadnât been dry heaving and half-fainting on the descent. Maybe she was getting used to space travel after all.
âLittle sisterâs right,â Kahale said. His big, round eyes drooped.
Several silent seconds ticked by, and Wendy didnât even protest Kahaleâs use of the nickname that was usually a sure-fire way to irk her.
Alice let out a strangled sound. Being strapped down for so long was making her twitchy with the need to move, to do something. And the idea that this situation might be luxurious compared to what awaited them was making her half crazy.
âThis is ridiculous,â she muttered. She twisted in her seat to holler back toward the hallway where Jake had disappeared. âJake! Jake! Iâm going to use this seat as a diaper if you donât let me get up!â
Yuki laughed.
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