Vordol's Vow by Dena Garson

Author:Dena Garson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sci-Fi Romance
Publisher: Dena Garson
Published: 2018-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

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VORDOL kept his hold on Pitannah as they followed the lead officer. The other two followed closely behind, making him more than a little edgy. There were few people he trusted at his back and these two were not among that select group.

“Miss Lorento, if you’ll have a seat in here, Ensign Aden will be with you in a moment.”

The fear in her eyes made his gut twist. She seemed to be looking to him for advice or comfort or something. “Go on in. I’ll be right out here,” he reassured her. “I’ll come in as soon as I figure out what’s going on.” He shot the officer a hard look.

She wrapped her arms around her middle and nodded. The officer closed the door behind her then faced him. “Commander Zagorski said to tell you he’s on the way.”

“I damn well hope so.”

Vordol stood outside the room they had put Pitannah in until Tangier arrived.

“Come to my office.” Tangier gestured for him to follow but Vordol refused to budge. “I give you my word that she will be perfectly safe in there.” He motioned for one of the female officers to go in. “Officer Lacura will make sure she’s not alone.”

Somewhat mollified, Vordol followed Tangier into his office at the end of the corridor.

“Java?”

“No. What’s this all about, Tangier?” Vordol demanded.

“I’m not completely sure myself. When they called, I was dead asleep.” He pressed a button on the machine and filled his mug. “All they told me is that a man had been stabbed and left dead and that they believed Pitannah Lorento was somehow connected.”

“Who’s the man?” Vordol asked.

“Not sure.” He took a sip from his mug then gestured to his computer. “Let me pull up the report.” Tangier typed in a few things then projected the screen so Vordol could read the information.

“The guest’s name is Theodore Morgonz. Married. He’s here with his wife, Veena. They’re in cabin number 2745.” Tangier looked to Vordol. “You know him?”

Vordol shook his head. “Doesn’t even look familiar to me.”

“Do you think she knows him?”

“I honestly couldn’t say.” Vordol took a seat on the edge of Tangier’s desk. “I knew Pitannah years ago when I worked with her dad.”

“That wouldn’t be Harec Lorento, would it?” Tangier asked.

“It would.”

“Heard he had been killed not long ago.”

Vordol nodded. “You heard right. I didn’t know until I ran into Pitannah a couple days ago.”

“So, you two have been out of touch?”

“Yeah. She left for University toward the end of my training with her dad.” Vordol got up and paced toward the door. “I stayed in touch with Harec for years, but the spans between coms had gotten longer. I hate it that it took me so long to find out about his death.”

“Is that why you’re being so protective of her?” Tangier gestured in the direction of the room that held Pitannah.

“I don’t know.” He wiped his hand across his face. “Maybe.” That sounded like as good an excuse as any.

Tangier scrolled through the report.

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