His hand met the cold metal cell door and he seeped into the systems.
The first thing he knew was that there were more androids powered on than before. The second was that the men were all now in groups of twos and threes. Most of them were on the move, patrolling. The fire had been lit under them but they had yet to ignite.
Tonight, though, his target was Ballsy. Not because the man had done anything to him personally... Besides try and crack the codes on his ship—Gunner hissed through his teeth—but because of the information he held. Information that would leave the captain and the bridge crew intact until the very last moment.
His hand palmed the AutoMag on the inside of his thigh.
He fell back into his body, momentarily weaker than he was before. His eyes roamed over the prisoners that watched him.
“Gunner.” Elodie’s voice made him turn. “Don’t hurt my dad.”
She tastes so fucking sweet.
I’m going to take everything from her.
He corrupted the security feeds.
She has no idea.
The lock pinged open and he stepped out. No one spoke, the androids didn’t move, and with only his teeth, his fists, and his gun, he slipped from the brig in silence.
Chapter Twelve
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ELODIE PUSHED HER HAIRout of her face and looked around at the other prisoners. There were fewer than ever before and it felt odd to have the cells on either side of her and Gunner’s empty. His was empty now too.
She caught the eyes of the prisoner across the hallway from her. She didn’t know him, only knew his face, and that he was a quiet type like herself. He nodded at her before turning away.
The lights faded out.
Her breath softened. The sounds of the brig all at once quieted and the hush of uncertainty spread like smoke.
No one knows about Gunner besides me and they place their hope in him anyway.Elodie knew Gunner didn’t do it out of altruism, and even knowing that, she had let her barriers down for him.
Her body responded to him. Her skin rose in gooseflesh from his whispers alone. She dropped her hands to her groin and pressed hard against it, eliciting a shiver. It wasn’t right.It isn’t right.The creeping want and lurking lust spread through her nerves.
