“The commander of the transport is a female.”
“I thought all the female Morins were dead.”
“So did we. This female is the commander and she claims that the transport is filled with mostly females and young.”
“Do you believe her?”
“I don’t know. My first instinct upon finding the transport was to blow it out of the stars. Then she hailed us with a request for aid.” He ran his hand through his hair. “I have such a deep-seated distrust and hate for the Morins.”
She gripped his hand in hers and squeezed reassuringly. “You have every reason to be suspicious. Why didn’t you deny them?”
“I heard your voice in my head asking questions like you usually do. It made me think twice. Maybe we haven’t been able to completely defeat the Morins because we know so little about them. This could possibly give us the answers we need.”
“That sounds reasonable. When are you sending someone to the transport?”
“I’ll be leaving with a handful of crew to assess the situation.”
“You’re going?”
“Yes, I want to meet with this commander in person.”
“I want to come, too.”
He stood and walked to the other side of the room. “No.”
“What do you mean no?”
He saw she had that stubborn look on her face. Goddess help him, he wanted her again.Keep your mind focused. You don’t have time to do this.“It’s too dangerous. You’ll remain here. We’ll talk more when I return.”
She stood, placed her hands on her hips, and glared at him. “So that’s it? No discussing it?”
“No discussion is needed. I’m the commander and it’s my decision.”
“Fine.” She stormed to the door, opened it, and left without saying anything else.
Well, that didn’t go the way he had planned.
*****
Teagan was furious. He showed up horny as hell, fucked her then told her he was leaving on what could be a dangerous mission and she was supposed to what? Sit here like the little woman who had to be protected all the time?
Okay, she wasn’t much of a fighter but she had other skills that could be used. She agreed to come on the transport to help them fight the Morins, and she was going to do what she promised she would whether he liked it or not.
