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way to enable rescue operations. Did mercenaries follow the
same protocol? She scrolled through the names until she found Brom
Raine. A tap on his ID brought up his locater beacon. Holding cell two.
    It was red instead of black.
That meant he was still alive. Thank the
great mother. But for how long? He was in a
holding cell.
    She brought up the main map and
memorized a route that would lead through the least amount of
personnel. Raesa glanced around and found her boots near the door.
Without waiting another moment she had them on. Her eyes remained
on the map until she finished and then she strode out of the
room.
    She had no doubt there were cameras,
but without her tools she couldn’t do anything about them anyway.
All Raesa could do was stride with confidence and ignore the
prickling sensation of being watched. She wanted to run to Brom’s
side, but needed to draw the least amount of attention to her
situation.
    The path to Brom’s location remained
smooth and easier than she thought possible. Only once did she
almost get caught. She heard their voices and ducked around the
corner.
    “The captain finally caged that animal
bastard.” The male voice was harsh to her ears and annoying as
hell.
    It was also vaguely
familiar.
    “Shut up, man. He’s our executive
officer.”
    “Fuck him.” Their conversation trailed
off and she fought to remain perfectly still until they moved
farther away.
    The man’s words irked the hell out of
her. Hybrids were still human.
    I’m part animal. Brom’s words came back to her. I won’t take you on the floor like a beast. Even his crew treated him this way. She reached
his door and used a service code on the panel to bypass the entry
level security checkpoint. As long as it didn’t require a
calibration key to activate, she’d be fine.
    A panel light flashed red
once, then yellow. The door lock disengaged with a subtle click . Without hesitation
she shoved the door open.
    The sight before her filled her with
horror.
    He was shackled and caged like an
animal. Raesa gripped the bars to his cell. It was a lavish affair.
Cushions and blankets were piled high. But he couldn’t move far
from his position on the bed.
    Brom reclined naturally. Someone had
covered him with a sheet, but she doubted he wore anything beneath
it. His chest rose and fell with regular breathing and she wrung
her hands, torn between waking him up to see if he was okay, and
leaving before she brought him trouble.
    His eyes were wicked gleams of amber
watching her from the semi-darkness. Any doubts of cat DNA were
nulled.
    “Did you come here to take
advantage of my situation, a’shara ?” Brom’s question shook the
foundation of her resolve.
    “N-no.” She clenched her hands against
her stomach. “I came to see if you were okay.” Her cheeks flushed
hot and she forced her gaze to remain steady with his.
    Brom’s lids lowered until only a gleam
of his eyes remained. He held up his hands and she made out the
black-gold of kargon-steel cuffs. “As you can see, I’m more than
fine. My bestial urges are in check.”
    “What happened back there?”
    He sighed. “I lost myself.” The ache of
sadness in his voice made her want to rush to his side. “You’re
dangerous.”
    “Like you’re one to talk.”
    His wry smile hurt her heart. “Did I
scare you?”
    She opened her mouth but the
words of agreement froze in her throat. Had she really been scared?
Embarrassed, definitely. Scared? Not
enough to keep me from finding him the moment I woke up.
    “You need to leave before things get
out of your comfort level.”
    She sighed and walked over to his cage
controls. “I stowed away on a mercenary ship with the intent to
stroll past the outer ring’s border patrol point. The last few
months have been a waking nightmare. Your claws coming out didn’t
scare me.” She opened the panel and found a basic wiring structure
she could bypass.
    “All this is too easy,” she muttered
under her breath.
    “What are