sleep, woke up for a few seconds, but then her eyelids fluttered and she
went back to sleep. She needed to rest, and he let her, even though his dick
was rock hard again. Tomorrow morning, their plan would begin, so tonight, she
needed as much sleep as possible.
River
had no idea what would happen in the morning, or in
the next few days as they put their plan into motion, but he knew that no
matter what did occur, he had tonight. He had this woman in his arms, and he
knew she loved him. And now she finally knew they both loved her, too. The
three of them had that to take with them, no matter where their fates lay.
As
he drifted off to sleep again, River sent up a silent prayer that their fates
were with each other. Because he’d rather lose his own life
than lose Marianne.
Chapter
Ten
Marianne
sat quietly next to Callie, and listened to Vaughn, River, Thane, Rune, and
Jakara outline the plan, but inside she was screaming. There were so many
uncertainties. Each minute was planned out, except for the amount of time
they’d be inside Atkins Prison because they had no control over that. If one
step failed, the entire plan would fall apart. They had back-ups, but there
were only so many contingencies they could plan for.
The
first step was to get them on Voyeur Moon, and to do that Vaughn, River, Thane,
and Rune were posing as Zoo guards. Three of the guards currently assigned to
the Zoo were undercover Addonians, and had procured uniforms and credentials
for them. Marianne thought they were out of their minds. “What if your
credentials are checked?”
“They
won’t be,” said Thane. “As long as we believe we’re guards and act like everyone else, no one will suspect a thing.”
“But
what excuse are you giving for flying there in the first place?”
Rune
grinned wickedly. “The four guards whose credentials we’ve copied will
mysteriously find themselves on Earth, with no way to contact their superiors
or get home.”
“Until
a transport shows up and they tell them what happened,” said Callie, quietly.
“By
that time,” said Jakara, “Blake and Betsy Williams will be safely out of Atkins
Prison, and no one will be able to trace this back to us.”
“You
kidnapped four Zoo guards?” asked Marianne.
“Not
kidnapped,” said Rune. “Vito, Daven, Rygal, and Tallis are merely diverting
their spacecraft.”
“How?”
He
and Thane exchanged a glance and then laughed. “Four men on Addo have decided
to join the Tyranns, and they were chosen to be Zoo guards. We found this out
just last week when Vito intercepted a radio transmission. He monitors them on
Addo and Sera, looking for people on both planets who attempt communication
with Voyeur Moon.”
“We
got lucky with this piece of information,” said Vaughn. “We decided to use this
by having Vito, Daven, Rygal, and Tallis pose as
pilots and navigators from Addo, heading for Voyeur Moon to work for the
Tyranns. They got in touch with the four men going there to work as Zoo guards,
and asked if they could hitch a ride.”
“Then
once they’re on board,” said Thane, “they will overpower the real Zoo guards
and put them to sleep, using the same medication the Tyranns use on Earth
people so they survive the hyper jump that brings them here. Then they’ll take
the craft to Earth and leave them there. After that, they will join us on
Voyeur Moon with their fake identities already in place, just in case.”
“So
the Tyranns only know about the Zoo guards,” said Marianne. “That’s all they’re
expecting to show up.”
River
nodded. “Exactly. But the real Zoo guards don’t know
that. They never questioned it.”
Marianne
shook her head. “Pure genius. But what is the second
step?”
“We’re
going to Atkins to pick up two men assigned to the Zoo,” said River. “Betsy
will be disguised as a man once we’re on the way back to the spacecraft.”
“But
what if they recognize you inside the prison? Someone might notice
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