Graydon held her for one last moment before straightening to examine her features.“I’m so glad you’re okay.Youareokay?”
Kira smiled at him.God, she loved him.“A little banged up with a few scratches but nothing serious.”
“This wasn’t an accident, was it?”Graydon asked.
“No.”
It was very much planned.
“Who?”
Kira glanced at Talon.“Tuann rebels.”
His gaze held a hint of mockery as it met hers.
“They were accompanied by a Tsavitee general,” Kira added, almost smiling at Talon’s surprise.Didn’t expect that, did you?
“I thought you had a deal with the generals,” Graydon said.
“We do.This was just a slight miscommunication.It shouldn’t be a problem from now on.”
Kira hoped.
Graydon kept his expression under control so as not to show his thoughts.
“Something is happening with Alexander,” Kira said, changing the subject.
“I’m aware.”
“You’re aware?How?”
“I’ve had one of my people watching from a distance.Don’t worry,coli.I have everything in hand.”
Kira’s forehead creased.“What does that mean?”
“Your brother is doing exactly as instructed and keeping the other Houses occupied.”
“So this meet—”
“Was never going to happen.The forty-three called it off before we arrived on Titan.Alexander is taking them on a tour of the station until the situation is resolved.”
Kira watched him with an increasingly impressed expression.“That’s brilliant.”
Alexander and Graydon preyed on what Asanth and Kashori desired most to buy the thing they and Kira needed most.
Time.
“I have my moments.”
Kira’s laugh surprised her.“That you do.”
Talon chose that moment to lean forward.“This is heartwarming.Truly.But you may want to wrap it up.Someone is bound to have noticed this commotion and will send people to investigate.Unless you want to be arrested and spend the next few hours being interrogated, we should go.”
“He’s right,” Kira said.
Jin would be worried by now.If he wasn’t already tearing the station apart looking for her, he would be soon.
Kira and the others got out right as dock workers started swarming the accident site.
