come along and help.”
Davin let his gaze slip from Kamran over to Sean, who stood calmly waiting for Davin’s verdict. As much as he wanted to keep a wide distance from Sean, he wanted Sara back even more and if that meant enlisting the help of a man who made his skin crawl, he’d do it.
“Tell me where you need me to go and let’s get moving.”
* * * * *
The ride to the mines in the crawler was bumpy at best, fucking painful at worst. It had been a long time since Davin had traveled on a planet’s surface this way, and it made him wonder why the colony hadn’t built a better system before now. The loud crackle of the suit communicator in his ear made him turn to face Sean, who was driving.
“Only another minute and we’ll be there. Let me do most of the talking until we figure out who has her.”
“I thought you knew who was behind this.” Davin ground his teeth in pure frustration.
“I know who sent the request for the bio weapon. Taking Sara feels different, unplanned. Besides, the last thing we need is for them to think my loyalties are divided.
I’m going to bring you in and hope they buy your act. They’ll know your relationship with Sara.”
“We don’t have a relationship.”
“You’re fucking her. That’s all they’ll care about.”
61
Davin had to reach deep inside to keep himself from pounding the shit out of Sean.
And while they were having sex, the crude way he’d described what was between them made his anger flare.
The crawler crested one final red dune before hitting the rock that led them to the mountain. Sean had given him a quick rundown of the layout before they’d left. The colonists had been digging underneath this mountain for the past twenty years. Most of the mines were secure, protected from the harsh planet’s surface, but under the mountain was not a place for the weak.
Davin watched as Sean pulled the crawler into a dirty decompression bay that seemed attached to the rock face. A loud hiss of air from the door sealing and gust of wind from a fan sent the dust flying around them. Only after a loud beep echoed in the bay did Sean hop out of the crawler and yank off his helmet.
“Come on,” he said to Davin before striding away.
It took a great deal of concentration to slip into his carefree attitude. Normally, he never let anything bother him, especially the disappearance of a woman he’d only met a few days before. But he couldn’t get Sara out of his mind and it was scaring the shit out of him.
Careful not to look too anxious, Davin pulled off his helmet and set it in the crawler’s seat as he climbed out. Next, he took his time to remove the enviro suit and tuck it away. He made sure his jacket wasn’t in the way of his blaster and his gloves were on tight. He wanted to make sure anyone watching knew he was in no hurry to get where Sean was leading him. Sean seemed to pick up on what he was doing and by the time Davin reached him at the door to the complex, he was looking just as bored.
Two guards greeted them as soon as they passed through the inner airlock door.
They searched them and took Davin’s blaster and Sean’s pistol.
“Who’s this, Donaldson?” one of them gestured toward Davin with his chin.
“Friend looking for work. He’s the idiot who crashed his ship and now can’t afford to pay for the repairs. I was going to get him checked in.”
The guard snorted, shooting Davin a sneer. “Find Grit and get him set up. We’re under lockdown until further notice.”
Sean frowned but nodded and led Davin away from the guards.
“Any chance we’ll get our weapons back?” he muttered when they were a safe distance away.
“Not unless we steal them. Something weird is going on.”
Walking through the narrow corridor, both Davin and Sean had to duck several times so to not smash their heads on rocks and beams that were jutting down. In more than one spot they were forced to walk single file until they made it out to a large
Davin let his gaze slip from Kamran over to Sean, who stood calmly waiting for Davin’s verdict. As much as he wanted to keep a wide distance from Sean, he wanted Sara back even more and if that meant enlisting the help of a man who made his skin crawl, he’d do it.
“Tell me where you need me to go and let’s get moving.”
* * * * *
The ride to the mines in the crawler was bumpy at best, fucking painful at worst. It had been a long time since Davin had traveled on a planet’s surface this way, and it made him wonder why the colony hadn’t built a better system before now. The loud crackle of the suit communicator in his ear made him turn to face Sean, who was driving.
“Only another minute and we’ll be there. Let me do most of the talking until we figure out who has her.”
“I thought you knew who was behind this.” Davin ground his teeth in pure frustration.
“I know who sent the request for the bio weapon. Taking Sara feels different, unplanned. Besides, the last thing we need is for them to think my loyalties are divided.
I’m going to bring you in and hope they buy your act. They’ll know your relationship with Sara.”
“We don’t have a relationship.”
“You’re fucking her. That’s all they’ll care about.”
61
Davin had to reach deep inside to keep himself from pounding the shit out of Sean.
And while they were having sex, the crude way he’d described what was between them made his anger flare.
The crawler crested one final red dune before hitting the rock that led them to the mountain. Sean had given him a quick rundown of the layout before they’d left. The colonists had been digging underneath this mountain for the past twenty years. Most of the mines were secure, protected from the harsh planet’s surface, but under the mountain was not a place for the weak.
Davin watched as Sean pulled the crawler into a dirty decompression bay that seemed attached to the rock face. A loud hiss of air from the door sealing and gust of wind from a fan sent the dust flying around them. Only after a loud beep echoed in the bay did Sean hop out of the crawler and yank off his helmet.
“Come on,” he said to Davin before striding away.
It took a great deal of concentration to slip into his carefree attitude. Normally, he never let anything bother him, especially the disappearance of a woman he’d only met a few days before. But he couldn’t get Sara out of his mind and it was scaring the shit out of him.
Careful not to look too anxious, Davin pulled off his helmet and set it in the crawler’s seat as he climbed out. Next, he took his time to remove the enviro suit and tuck it away. He made sure his jacket wasn’t in the way of his blaster and his gloves were on tight. He wanted to make sure anyone watching knew he was in no hurry to get where Sean was leading him. Sean seemed to pick up on what he was doing and by the time Davin reached him at the door to the complex, he was looking just as bored.
Two guards greeted them as soon as they passed through the inner airlock door.
They searched them and took Davin’s blaster and Sean’s pistol.
“Who’s this, Donaldson?” one of them gestured toward Davin with his chin.
“Friend looking for work. He’s the idiot who crashed his ship and now can’t afford to pay for the repairs. I was going to get him checked in.”
The guard snorted, shooting Davin a sneer. “Find Grit and get him set up. We’re under lockdown until further notice.”
Sean frowned but nodded and led Davin away from the guards.
“Any chance we’ll get our weapons back?” he muttered when they were a safe distance away.
“Not unless we steal them. Something weird is going on.”
Walking through the narrow corridor, both Davin and Sean had to duck several times so to not smash their heads on rocks and beams that were jutting down. In more than one spot they were forced to walk single file until they made it out to a large
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