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“It’s what I’ve always done, especially if I can locate other hualaxy,” she said sadly

“I know, er down her cheek “Please tellwith her

“I always ao out to the landing pad I don’t want to interrupt you again I know you’re busy,” she said before sealingkiss

“I a will be ready when youpad” Sloan squeezed Xan He pushed a vision of her accepting his ring into her head, perhaps to reain, then ran off to their roorab what she needed

Heading into the fray, fighting to free these people who had known only misery, here Sloan felt needed She knew her place on her ship and when fighting to free those in captivity She didn’t know if she could ever feel as secure in her place in the palace as she did on the bridge of the Arrow

Chapter 28

Sloan was relieved as she stepped into her shower It had been a long and brutal week Intercepting the transport had been easy, but negotiating the release of the slaves had taken more time than Sloan would have liked Dev had had to practically hold her back to keep her froe of the vessel

Once they had negotiated the price, they loaded the released prisoners into their shuttle That’s when things went sideways

“You can’t take the young ones,” the flesh captain had growled at Sloan and Dev while he atterab some of the children from their parents

“That was not part of our original deal I negotiated for twenty There are twenty total, so we take everyone,” Sloan said and ushered the fanaled to Dev that there h she knew he hated it when she did this, he went into the pilot’s compartment and powered up the shuttle

“Theones will cost extra”

As Sloan had unbuckled her blaster fro people, she felt the buzz of a fight radiating through her

“This is not a fight you want to have with ht “I paid for everyone I will be taking everyone, or you will not like what happens to you”

He had picked up one of the small children and held her up in front of him

“These young ones will fetch a pretty sued rab the children