seen Sara?”
“Well, that explains why you’re naked at least.”
“Silas.”
“No, she wasn’t out back. Think she got lost?”
Or ran away. “She might have gotten called to med bay. I’ll check.”
“Clothing first. You don’t want to scare those poor Briel doctors.”
Ignoring Silas’ bark of laughter, Davin returned to his quarters. He quickly dressed before signaling med bay.
“Hello, Captain.” Rachael, Sara’s head nurse, smiled back at him. “What can I do for you? Need advice on things she likes?”
“Is she there?”
He didn’t care that Rachael took a step back and raised her eyebrows. He needed to know where Sara was.
“I haven’t seen her since before she left med bay this morning.”
Davin didn’t wait to hear anything else. He disconnected the call and quickly redialed, this time calling security.
“I’m trying to locate Doctor Fergus. It’s an emergency.”
“One moment,” the young woman behind the desk said and typed into the computer.
Slowly one minute, then two ticked by, each second grating like claws down his back.
“I’m sorry, she’s not responding.”
“Do you know if she was called for an emergency?”
“Not that I can see, sir.”
“Fuck.”
58
He disconnected and redialed before the security guard could respond. When Kamran came online, his hair was disheveled and his clothing seemed unorganized.
Davin couldn’t see Haylie, but he knew she was probably naked and just out of view.
At least he and Sara weren’t the only ones who like a quick fuck in the daytime.
“Captain, is there a problem?”
“Sara’s missing.”
Kamran frowned. “You mean she left your company?”
Davin couldn’t help but roll his eyes. “Is she normally the type to roll out of a man’s bed without so much as a word, and there not be a medical emergency?”
“What!” Haylie said from off vid screen. “If something’s happened to her I’ll fucking wring your neck.”
The sudden rustle of clothing and cursing almost drowned out Kamran’s question.
“Are you sure?”
“Of course I’m sure. I wouldn’t have bothered you otherwise. None of my crew has seen her and neither has anyone out in the hangar.”
Haylie’s face popped into view beside her husband’s. “Med bay?”
“I checked both there and with security. She’s not answering her communicator for an urgent call. That doesn’t seem like her.”
“Shit, it isn’t like her. The only reason she wouldn’t respond to an urgent call is if someone was stopping her.” Haylie turned away from the vid screen and muttered something, looking at Kamran.
For a minute nothing was said. Davin watched as they stared at each other in some sort of silent conversation. He’d never met a bonded Briel before, but it was a bit unsettling. From out of nowhere, Haylie threw up her hands and growled out of frustration. Kamran turned back to Davin.
“Give me a few minutes to take care of something. Taber and I will meet you at your ship in fifteen.”
Davin nodded and the communication link was severed.
He spent the next fifteen minutes looking around his room for any sort of clue, something that would tell him why she’d gotten out of his bed after the most amazing sex he’d ever had in his life and walked into a trap. If it was even a trap. But the idea that she hadn’t enjoyed their time together didn’t seem plausible. Her lab coat was still on the floor in a ball where he’d thrown it. It wasn’t easy to see at first and he knew she had probably been trying not to wake him up as she left.
Bringing the coat to his face, Davin breathed in deep. The mixture of vanilla, arousal and Sara washed over him, setting his heart pounding. He might not have been born into the warrior cast, but he’d learned many ways to kill a man over the years.
Once he got his hands on the people who took her, he’d put those skills to good use.
Unable to wait any longer, Davin grabbed his belt and his gun and
“Well, that explains why you’re naked at least.”
“Silas.”
“No, she wasn’t out back. Think she got lost?”
Or ran away. “She might have gotten called to med bay. I’ll check.”
“Clothing first. You don’t want to scare those poor Briel doctors.”
Ignoring Silas’ bark of laughter, Davin returned to his quarters. He quickly dressed before signaling med bay.
“Hello, Captain.” Rachael, Sara’s head nurse, smiled back at him. “What can I do for you? Need advice on things she likes?”
“Is she there?”
He didn’t care that Rachael took a step back and raised her eyebrows. He needed to know where Sara was.
“I haven’t seen her since before she left med bay this morning.”
Davin didn’t wait to hear anything else. He disconnected the call and quickly redialed, this time calling security.
“I’m trying to locate Doctor Fergus. It’s an emergency.”
“One moment,” the young woman behind the desk said and typed into the computer.
Slowly one minute, then two ticked by, each second grating like claws down his back.
“I’m sorry, she’s not responding.”
“Do you know if she was called for an emergency?”
“Not that I can see, sir.”
“Fuck.”
58
He disconnected and redialed before the security guard could respond. When Kamran came online, his hair was disheveled and his clothing seemed unorganized.
Davin couldn’t see Haylie, but he knew she was probably naked and just out of view.
At least he and Sara weren’t the only ones who like a quick fuck in the daytime.
“Captain, is there a problem?”
“Sara’s missing.”
Kamran frowned. “You mean she left your company?”
Davin couldn’t help but roll his eyes. “Is she normally the type to roll out of a man’s bed without so much as a word, and there not be a medical emergency?”
“What!” Haylie said from off vid screen. “If something’s happened to her I’ll fucking wring your neck.”
The sudden rustle of clothing and cursing almost drowned out Kamran’s question.
“Are you sure?”
“Of course I’m sure. I wouldn’t have bothered you otherwise. None of my crew has seen her and neither has anyone out in the hangar.”
Haylie’s face popped into view beside her husband’s. “Med bay?”
“I checked both there and with security. She’s not answering her communicator for an urgent call. That doesn’t seem like her.”
“Shit, it isn’t like her. The only reason she wouldn’t respond to an urgent call is if someone was stopping her.” Haylie turned away from the vid screen and muttered something, looking at Kamran.
For a minute nothing was said. Davin watched as they stared at each other in some sort of silent conversation. He’d never met a bonded Briel before, but it was a bit unsettling. From out of nowhere, Haylie threw up her hands and growled out of frustration. Kamran turned back to Davin.
“Give me a few minutes to take care of something. Taber and I will meet you at your ship in fifteen.”
Davin nodded and the communication link was severed.
He spent the next fifteen minutes looking around his room for any sort of clue, something that would tell him why she’d gotten out of his bed after the most amazing sex he’d ever had in his life and walked into a trap. If it was even a trap. But the idea that she hadn’t enjoyed their time together didn’t seem plausible. Her lab coat was still on the floor in a ball where he’d thrown it. It wasn’t easy to see at first and he knew she had probably been trying not to wake him up as she left.
Bringing the coat to his face, Davin breathed in deep. The mixture of vanilla, arousal and Sara washed over him, setting his heart pounding. He might not have been born into the warrior cast, but he’d learned many ways to kill a man over the years.
Once he got his hands on the people who took her, he’d put those skills to good use.
Unable to wait any longer, Davin grabbed his belt and his gun and
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