Excerpt of Intergalactic Witness Protection
Orion is trying not to wince as he tugs his boots on.
“You don’t need to hide your pain from me, sir,” I say. “You know I can read your nervous system anyway.”
Grunting, Orion drops his foot and glares at me. “I already know I don’t have any privacy from you, Alicia Ivy. But can’t I at least have a little pride?”
“You have everything to be proud for, sir. You have a loyal team of officers and save lives frequently. You have done well for yourself by any standard, sir.”
Orion grunts again. “I also have a family of space criminals and a past tainted by the murder of my own father- as well as the countless lives he himself cut short.”
“And you pulled yourself out of that condition of life,” I counter. “Created a better one that, as I mentioned, is a much healthier family unit that does productive work.”
“Goodness, Alicia Ivy,” Orion says with a playful smile, “you sure know how to talk to a guy.”
“Well, I was programmed by the best.”
Orion frowns. “As in the best programmer? Or the best person to talk to guys? Because that was never what I was going for…”
“The best programmer. Killa is much more skilled than you at putting Nicholas in his place than you.”
“Um, thank you?” Orion frowns. “I think?”
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