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Karn scowled. “She’s not who I thought she was.”

Billy’s eyebrows rose. He returned his attention to the control panel. “Don’t touch anything else. With the stabilizers off, the ship will be sensitive to any course change. You don’t want to get the ship in a spin. That’s when things get really bumpy.”

“They already are. I feel sick. Get me off here.”

Billy glanced at Karn. “I get you have a problem with Ivy, but we need to help.”

Karn grimaced. Ivy had made a choice, and it hadn’t been him. “She looks like she’s doing okay.”

Billy thumped him in the arm. “What are you talking about? She’s your girl. She’s in trouble.”

Karn rubbed his arm. “You really can punch. Maybe I need to reconsider you in the role as bodyguard.”

“I know you want to do this. You’re so in love with Ivy.”

“We don’t use that word around here.” Karn stared at the jumping green dot on the screen. Billy was right. Even if Ivy didn’t know it, she was his goal. She’d rejected him, but he wasn’t about to give up on her.

“What do you want to do?” Billy asked.

“Rescue my damsel in distress.”