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was in the lift and headed back up to the correct level, he made a quick sweep finding nothing then contacted Durax. That was no surprise because if the company were Earth based they would want them deep in space where the destruction of their ship didn’t impair the travel routes to Earth. He didn’t feel like she was involved in the sabotage but that might just be wishful thinking because he wanted her. His demon was fighting to take over to go to her and claim her. It was something he just couldn’t do. Their mating customs didn’t allow it although Maxar had been granted an exception but they had wronged his mate Ernie. There was no possible reason for an exception here even if he was willing to ask for one. Geena might not even want him the way he desired her.
    It was time to shake his funk as Lista liked to say then get back to his work. Taking the lift to the command deck, he felt confident Durax was keeping an eye on Geena as well as he could around his usual duties. Only to be helpful, he would check on her too from time to time. Once he made it to the command deck he checked in with his command crew to find everything going like clockwork. It was his strongest hope that lying to the ambassador about their arrival, having extra guards and cameras on all entrances, scanning all cargo and passengers as they entered, and preventing that male from entering at the last minute might have prevented any accidents from occurring.
    Even though he wanted to believe it, he just couldn’t shake the feeling of impending doom. The potential for tragedy was there but he would prevent it. He looked at the small screen on the arm of his command chair. Pushing a few buttons, he found her by scanning for her DNA. She was right in her room where she should be. Stevr breathed a deep sigh of relief. Maybe the female wouldn’t be involved in the trouble headed their way. What was that saying Lista loved? Oh, yeah, and pigs will fly. Leaning back in the captain’s chair he closed his eyes for a second just to try to relax but it had the opposite effect. All he saw were sea green eyes, full lips, and silky chestnut strands floating around a beautiful face.
    “Are you alright, Captain?” Denbar asked. His answer was a nod and a grunt. It seemed to satisfy him.
    A light flashed on his com. Incoming message. “Take over, Denbar. I’ll listen to the message in my office.” Without waiting for an answer because he was sure his command would be followed, he left.
    Getting to his office, he locked the door before making sure everything was secure. It was Razar’s video link and looked live. Stevr clicked on it and waited past the lag. “Hello, Brother.”
    “How are things going, Stevr?”
    “So far the trip home has been uneventful.” He’d considered mentioning Geena but nothing had actually happened. Even though he didn’t believe her it was possible she had just gotten lost.
    “Your instincts about the ambassador were right on. He’s getting large payments from Drugs R Us. Not directly, but we were able to trace them back to one of the owner’s personal accounts. The male is lucky at this point he is worth more to us alive or he wouldn’t be.”
    “Because of the program?”
    “Yes, his nephew is choosing mates and his assistant is friendly to us. She has been sending us females with the training we need. He’s lazy and just rubber stamps them. If things keep going as they have we will have most of the positions we require for our next step complete in three more hunts.”
    “I hope we survive three more hunts. My expectation is they will get more desperate until they get results.”
    “We will search and destroy anyone who tries to harm us.”
    After that they discussed family briefly and the fact that Lista had still not given birth before hanging up. He really hoped Geena wasn’t the enemy because he would hate to see her hurt.
     

Chapter 6
     
    Watching
     
    Geena was no fool. She knew they watched her now. How