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That accent. Delaney was starting to place it. These guys were from the inner planets. Definitely loyal to the Dominion.
“No.” Scarface looked utterly sure of himself. “That ship has to be theRevenge. They can rename and repaint it all they want, but I know it’s the one.”
“You said you were sure they were sharing sex. She doesn’t even smell like him.”
“But why else would a female visit the ship?”
Was this guy for real?Why else? He must be one of those idiots who thought women couldn’t work on spaceships. Most Tallean females preferred not to spend a lot of time in space, but it wasn’t unheard of, although now that she thought of it, the Dominion only had men in their army.
“Maybe it was the other female. The sexy Tallean one,” Tank said.
He must be referring to Ulia.
“No. That one went with the human. They rented a room. She never boarded the ship.”
Oh! Ulia went with Gavin! She hadn’t been with Ulrek at all. Despite everything that was going on, Delaney’s heart did a little happy dance. Ugh! She was so screwed.
Tank stomped over to Delaney and lifted her up into the air. “Why were you on the ship?”
She blinked, not sure whether she should continue letting them think she was there to sleep with the captain.
“We know you were there. Our scouts watched you leave with him,” Scarface said insistently.
She decided to be partially honest. “I was hired to fix the greenroom while theNew Horizonis docked.”
Tank pressed his lips together for a long moment before bursting into laughter. “Itisthe right ship! It has to be theRevenge. I knew it. A temporary hire wouldn’t know anything.”
Shit. Somehow, saying she was hired for the greenroom had helped confirm it. How had they known Ulrek needed a technician?
“Know anything about what?” Delaney wanted to figure out exactly what these assholes knew.
“While you were on the ship,” Tank asked her, “was there anything there that led you to believe the captain isn’t who he says he is?”
Delaney frowned, hoping it looked convincing. Some Talleans could smell lies, but since she was nervous in general, perhaps it would be blended with her fear. Still, she decided to be as truthful as possible. “The credits came in from theNew Horizon. That’s all that matters to me. I can show you the transfer.”
“Fuck this. We are wasting time.” Scarface turned to her. “Give me your comm.”
Delaney dug it out of her pocket, and he snatched it from her.
“We’ll call Ulrek ourselves and see what he says.”
Chapter 14
Ulrek
Ulrek sat behind the glass and watched as Holden questioned the pair of humans. He didn’t understand why the colony director was using so much restraint. If it were him, arms and fingers would be broken already, and the idiots would be spilling everything, including their guts.
He got up, impatient. “Let me in there. I’ll have them talking now. Delaney is out there, and we need to get to her.”
Ryek barked a laugh. “If I didn’t know any better, I’d think you cared for the female.”
“I care about my greenroom. I need her to fix it.”
“Ah, your greenroom. Of course.” The male smirked.
“Let me at them for just two minutes.”
“You know you can’t permanently maim them, right? They are still Reka 5 colonists.”
