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“He’s insulting you. I don’t like it.”
“Jax doesn’t mean it. He’ll stop being ridiculous after he vents a little.”
“Hmm,”she muttered, still not sounding pleased.“So, according to him, we’re space pirates now? Does this mean we get to keep the station after we’re done?”
“Funny.”
“I thought so. You are very different from your brother. It’s a wonder you both come from the same family unit.”
“Our temperaments might be vastly different, but deep down, we’re more alike than you might think. I know you’re getting upset, but he really doesn’t mean most of the bullshit that is spewing out of his mouth right now,”Talon assured.“He’s just worried and doesn’t express it that well.”
“I know, but I still don’t like it. Shut him up, or I will.”
Since time was running short, Talon cut his brother off. “Are you about done? I have to go kill a bunch of people soon, and I still have to do a last briefing with my team.”
Jax’s expression darkened. “That isn’t funny. Fucking hell, we need to find you a new job. And mom is right. With an attitude like that, you’ll never find a girl who—”
Secret decided she’d heard enough. She strolled over to Talon’s side and placed a chaste kiss on his cheek before focusing a frigid stare at the male on the screen. “He already found her. Greetings, brother of my keeper.”
Jax gasped and actually recoiled in his chair. “What?”
“I look forward to getting to know you, but proper introductions will have to wait. We really do have to go kill some evil slavers right now. Oh, and we are definitely going to be having a discussion about your habit of insulting my beloved keeper later,” she warned as she lovingly stroked the handle of her curved blade.
Eyes wide, Jax sputtered on screen.
“I think you broke him,” Talon teased as he wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her closer. He buried his face against her hair and just breathed her in. Her delicious scent was enough to make his annoyance disappear.
Secret shrugged. “End your call, keeper. We have work to do.”
Grinning at his shocked brother, Talon did as she asked and ended the call. “That was pretty damn satisfying. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone shock my brother speechless before.” He lightly brushed his lips over hers. “Thanks for that.”
“Anytime.”
Someone cleared their throat loudly, and she and Talon both glanced over as their team joined them in the lounge.
“Can’t you wait until the mission is over before you two start groping each other again?” Teale deadpanned.
“Quit being so judgy,” Laken scolded. “If groping helps them get in the mood to hunt down bad guys, so be it.”
“I give the boss some major props,” Cedric said in a loud whisper. “I mean, look at all those knives she’s wearing. What if something gets cut off accidentally? Risking that takes…well, balls.”
Yumi snickered. “That’s usually my first target to slice off a male.”
That had all the males in the group shifting uncomfortably.
“Stars, that’s vicious,” Winston muttered.
Yumi smiled at him sweetly. “Don’t worry. I only cut them off males who truly deserve it.”
“Thank the gods for that.”
Like the rest of the team, Yumi was decked out in black body armor. With her double short swords strapped to her back, a blaster on her hip, and spiked wrist guards that would literally impale someone when she struck them, she looked like the badass Tarin warrior she was.
Once they’d arrived in Zion, Yumi had asked a few of the residents at Exodus to teach her how to use a blaster. While they’d been on board, Winston, Fadi, Laken, and Teale had taken over Yumi’s shooting lessons in the massive holo-room located down on the lower level that they used for training purposes.
Cedric was the only one who wasn’t currently wearing body armor since he wouldn’t be boarding the station with them. As was standard during their missions, he would be staying on their vessel, where he could monitor the security feeds and their comms. Despite the fact he would be putting their ship on lockdown, he still wore a blaster in his shoulder holster. That was more for his own peace of mind, though.
There was very little chance someone would be able to break into the ship that had been upgraded by Alexis Volis Tesera and her four Dragon Warrior mates. Actually, there was no fucking chance at all that would ever be possible.
