Not to mention her shitty luck. Like being picked at random to have her cargo searched the one time she agreed to do this for Jed.
“It better be,” she growled.
“My brother wouldn’t lie to me.”
Those words had barely left his lips before a group of enforcers surrounded them.
Eve acted nonchalant. “There a problem?”
The sergeant narrowed his gaze on her. “You’re hauling contraband that’s a Class A felony in this system.”
Gaping, she glared at Jedi.
“No,” he sputtered. “Check the manifest!”
“We did and it doesn’t match the contents.”
She wanted to strangle her SIC . . . and his brother. “Are you serious? I thought you checked it.”
“I did.”
“Every piece?”
Jedi opened and closed his mouth like a fish out of water. “Well, no. Not every single piece, but my brother swore to me that it was just regular medical supplies.”
“Your brother’s an asshole.”
Jed didn’t argue.
And Eve didn’t relent. “What did you inspect?”
Jedi gnashed his teeth. “The piece my brother handed me.”
She cursed under her breath. “How could you be so gullible?”
“He’s my brother.”
“And your brother just gave you a life sentence.” The sergeant jerked his chin toward them.
Great. I get Jayne out so that I can take her place . . .“Halt!” That deep, resonate voice rang out to stop the officers from handcuffing them.
Eve couldn’t breathe as she recognized it.
Jinx.
She’d know his voice anywhere.
Her heart pounding, she turned to see him drawing near. His presence was commanding.
Without acknowledging her or Jedi, he stopped in front of the sergeant and folded his hands over his chest. “What are you doing?”
“Arresting criminals.”
Jinx shook his head. “You’re interfering with a League operation.” Curling his lip, he raked all of them with a sneer. “Do you realize that you just blew a three-year operation with your supreme stupidity?”
Now the sergeant was duplicating Jedi’s stutter. “W-w-w-what?”
“They’re undercover operatives for us. You’re lucky I’m not arresting you.”
