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Cyburn’s features softened apologetically. He approached me and gently swooped his arms around my waist. He kissed me with passion and longing.
“You’re right. I’m sorry. I should have been taking your feelings into account.”
“You startled me a little.”
“I didn’t mean to.” His voice was sincere.
I relaxed and took his word for it. “It’s okay.”
Cyburn gently stroked my cheek, his eyes glazing over with an expression I couldn’t identify. “I’m madly in love with you. All I want to do is protect you.”
“I trust you.”
Cyburn took my hand. There was still an urgency in his movements, but he was more tender this time.
“Then come with me. We don’t have much time to talk.”
The moment we stepped inside Cyburn’s office chambers, he immediately closed the door and locked it hastily behind us.
“Please, sit down,” he said.
“Did someone die?” I asked, unnerved by his aloofness.
Cyburn shook his head. I was getting ready to ask him why he was dressed in his battle suit when he began to explain himself.
“We’re in contact with the Vorgon Consortium,” Cyburn began.
“What is that?”
“It’s one of our highly secured, secret bases. Our allies are there,” Cyburn explained.
“What are they saying?” I asked.
“We’ve made some plans with them,” Cyburn continued. “They also have three of the freed humans from another harvest ship. We will meet up with them to make an exchange because they don’t have the resources to take care of them. From there we will take them where they need to go.”
“Alright…” I trailed off with some apprehension building inside me.
“The next part of the plan might become a little more challenging,” Cyburn said, the grim features returning to form foreboding lines on his face.
“What is it?” I asked. My heart pounded with uncertainty at his behavior.
Cyburn swallowed hard and took a deep breath.
“I told Amada that once we docked, I would be replacing her as the ship's chief engineer.”
My heart flipped. My jaw dropped open and I stared at Cyburn with widened eyes. “Are you serious?”
I couldn’t believe he’d actually put his foot down about this and was planning to keep his word to do something about it. Now that there were other people involved, it seemed more of a realistic goal.
“Wow, Cyburn. I can’t believe it. That’s amazing. I mean, I’m sorry that you have to lose your chief engineer but maybe it will finally teach Amada a lesson about how to behave. I’m sure she didn’t take the news lightly.”
Cyburn’s head slowly hung downcast as if it were a heavy bowling ball he could no longer easily carry. His gaze became fixed on the floor, and he blinked briefly. Traces of guilt clung to his face like a shroud.
“What’s wrong?” I asked, reaching out to affectionately stroke his arm.
Cyburn slowly lifted his gaze and looked at me. “I’m notreallygoing to replace Amada as the ship’s chief engineer. However, she doesn’t know that yet.”
My heart all but turned to stone. “So, you were just bluffing with her?” I couldn’t hide the disappointment in my voice.
