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She held her smile, but she knew he might be lying. First, they told her they didn’t have Gabe in their crew, but that could have just been a coverup. Now, they were saying she could contact him if she passed.
She didn’t know lie from truth, but she had to roll with it. She was in too deep already.
“Have you worked with my brother at all?” she asked instead. “He likes to keep his sister in the dark about many things. If you have siblings, you could relate, I’m sure.”
“I’m an only child,” Lokkon informed her.
Dammit. Well, she wasn’t getting him from that angle.
“Let’s go.” Lokkon turned, stepping out into the hallway, and she could only follow.
They strode down the hallway straight and only went out one door in the back. It opened up to a giant spaceship. He continued right for it.
They were going to leave, and Gianna had no idea where she was headed. She tried to hide her horror and could only hope she did a good enough job.
Inside the spaceship, Lokkon seated her in another windowless room. This one at least had more stuff in it, even a small bookshelf. She sighed, wondering just how much of a mess she’d gotten herself into.
“I’m not in the mood to be fucked with, Oliver,” Kozien growled, about to lose the last shred of control he possessed. “Tell me what the fuck is going on right now.”
Kozien felt like an idiot for not seeing the signs before. Oliver had been the one to tell him to stop looking for Gabe, and if he was truly a good friend, he would have wanted to find him. Instead, he was trying to sweep it all under the rug, and Kozien knew it was because Oliver knew exactly where Gabe was.
“I will,” he squealed, “but not out here. I’m not saying jack shit out in the open, man. Just let me down, and we can talk at my place. It’s just around the corner.”
“No funny business,” Kozien snapped. “I wasn’t joking about breaking your hand.”
“I’m aware,” he grumbled sullenly. “Let me go now.”
Kozien let him go, and he dropped, coughing up a storm. Kozien didn’t care. His mind was set on one person and one person only—Gianna.
“I don’t have all day,” he snapped.
“Then maybe you shouldn’t choke people,” Oliver barked back, rubbing his neck. “God, where the hell did Gianna find you?”
He huffed, crossing his arms. After a few moments, Oliver pulled himself up and pointed down the alleyway. “This way.”
They traveled for a few minutes, neither of them speaking. Kozien figured it was a good thing. He didn’t want to talk. He wanted answers.
Oliver pushed open a door, and Kozien stepped into a tiny living room. A small couch sat in the corner with a round table. The curtains were drawn, allowing no light into the space. He took in the area as Oliver flicked on a light.
“Excuse the mess. I wasn’t expecting anyone.”
Kozien ignored him, seating himself on the couch. He watched Oliver run his hands through his hair before he spoke up again.
“The D’Narvius can’t be trusted. When Gabe got in with them, I tried to warn him, but he wouldn’t listen to me.”
“Besides the fact they are drug dealers?” Kozien added.
“Hey,” he snapped. “Living as a human here is hard. Don’t punch us when we are already on the lowest part of the totem pole. We’re just trying to make a living.”
Kozien shook off his words. “Why can’t they be trusted?”
“They are only out for themselves,” he said. “They are out for their own business and no one else. If you get in the way of that, they will get rid of you. They have one objective, and that’s to get big so no one else can touch them.”
Kozien’s stomach churned. And they had Gianna. This wasn’t good.
“How do you know that?” he asked. “Just a hunch?”
“No.” He shook his head. “Word on the street is that the D’Narvius is run by an anonymous corporation. They are doing business around the galaxy, but they are monsters. They get what they want, and they’re the masterminds behind the D’Narvius. They’re just a small group that works for this huge business.
