Page 74 of Game on Askole

There was a tugging sensation in my head.“So, it is, and no, you cannot borrow a ship.”

Rats.

Voss walked up and gestured at the mass of dead naugers.“Sarah did this?”

“Yep, I sure did.”

“Without any help?”

Voss’s utter disbelief was insulting. My temper flared.“Fuck you and the horse you rode in on.”

“Tihar shared his power with her,”Zarek interjected.

“That explains it.”

“Thank you, Sarah, for saving Zoey’s life,”I snapped.

Voss’s snarl echoed in my mind.“Your need to kill naugers endangered Zoey.”

“Sure. Why not blame me? Who cares if you have a spy in your midst who is helping Lilkee and Malik? Who almost succeeded in killing your mate. Be a dumbass and don’t look for him.”

The Battle Commander turned to Zarek.“What is she talking about?”

“In Sarah’s memories, I found Cohn’s aura. He is the traitor we have been seeking. Talree is searching for him.”

“He always gave me the willies, and now I know why. He was using his position as freight master to smuggle Lilkee and her goons on and off Tanith,”I exclaimed, then scowled.“That prick also drained the charge out of our laser pistols.”

Talree teleported in.“Cohn has disappeared.”

Leave it to a female to get the job done. I quickly tapped into my tracking abilities, and there were Lilkee and her goons.“They’ve got a shielded bolt-hole two clicks away.”Fatigue dragged at me. I just needed to close my eyes for a few seconds. Everything faded away.

“Sarah!”Zarek’s stern voice demanded my attention.

My eyes popped open, and I blinked sleepily at the warlords crowded around me.“Huh?”

“Where is the bolt-hole?”

“Two clicks away.”I went back to sleep.

Shazam!The Overlord’s power penetrated me like an electric shock. Adrenaline rushed through me, and I shot to my feet.“Whoa! Sorry, sir, it won’t happen again, sir.”

A holographic map of the area formed over the Overlord’s bracelet.“Where are they?”

I concentrated briefly, then pointed to two stone spires that stuck out of the earth.“They’re in a cavern beneath those rocks.”

Poof!All the warlords vanished.

I looked at the medic.“You got a laser pistol?”

“I do.”

“Good.”I pointed to a nauger slinking toward us.“Shoot it.”

“I have a better idea.”The medic clamped me to his chest and teleported.

There was a fleeting second of black, and we were standing in sickbay.

My stomach rumbled.“Got any chocolate?”

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