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. One move and I ll kill you, she muttered. If you kill me, you re killing yourself, he replied softly. They ll takeyou out in an instant. If you re dead, I ll die happy, she muttered, surprised by her ownbloodthirstiness.Wisely, he stayed silent.She marched him over to the door,and then popped the hatch.It slid open.The guard outside froze, his handgoing to his weapon automatically. I want you to take out your blaster and drop it on the floor, she said.Helooked toJosiah, who nodded. Do as she says, he ordered tightly.The man did. Now, step away from it, she said. I want you to go down the hallway infront of us.We re going to get Jerred out of his cell.If anyone tries tostop us, I ll kill your boss. 83Joanna WyldeThe guard nodded once more.He turned and moved down the hallway with slow,steady steps, hands held up.This man, at least, wasn t interested in becominga martyr.That was good.They turned a corner and found another guard standing outsideJerred s cell.He, too, was ordered to drop his gun. Open the door, she muttered, feeling a trickle of sweat beading up on herforehead.It itched, and for a moment she found herself reaching up to wipe itoff.Josiah tensed, as if to make a move, and she caught herself.The door slid open. Jerred, I need you out here right now, she said in a firm voice.He appearedin the door.He must have been surprised, but he didn t show it.Instead hetook in the situation with one quick glance.He reached down, grabbing theblaster off the floor. Hold out your hand, he muttered to the guard.The man did as he was told,andJerred held the second blaster up to it, deactivating the safety.With acomposure that frightened her, he took charge of the situation. Guards, in the cell, he said.They did as they were told. Giselle, keepyour blaster on Josiah.He s going to be our ticket out of here. She nodded, thankful he knew what to do next.He looked up at the ceiling asif searching for something, and then he spoke again. I know you re watching us, he said slowly and clearly. So I m going to saythis one time only.We re taking Josiah and we re going to return to our ship.I want a shuttle ready and waiting for us.I want all the corridors between usand the hangar cleared.You have one minute. With that, he raised his blaster and shot at several small boxes mounted onthe walls.She assumed they were sensors, although she hadn t noticed thembefore to check.Jerred turned to her, a smile spreading across his face. Thank you, he said,eyes softening. Giselle, you constantly surprise me.I didn t think we d getout of this one. You re not out yet, Josiah said dryly. I think you may want to hold thecelebration until after you escape.I wish to survive this little escapade ofyours, so we should probably begin negotiations. You have nothing to negotiate with, Giselle said harshly, poking him withthe blaster. You do what we tell you. No, that s not quite good enough, Josiah said. If I believe there s no wayPage 63 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlfor me to get out of this situation alive, I have no motivation to work withyou.Give me a reason to believe I ll live. We ll let you go when we get to our ship, Giselle said quickly. I promise. No, Jerred said, leaning back against the wall. We need to take him withus, at least for a while.Otherwise they ll just shoot us as soon as weleave. Bring an escape pod, Josiah said softly. You can put me in it and jettisonit as soon as you re out of our weapons range.They ll come and get me. 84Jerred s Price Are you sure? Giselle asked, snorting. If it were me, I think I d leave youto die. It isn t you, Josiah said coolly. These people need me and they know it.They ll come and rescue me. It s a good plan, Jerred said. Of course, you have to trust me to let yougo. I do trust you, Josiah said softly. You need me and we both know it.Youwon t kill me. Maybe won t kill you, but I will, Giselle said in a menacing voice. Thisisn t he just about him, you know.You messed with me, too, and I d like alittle revenge. We ll spare your life, Jerred said, holding up one hand to calm her. We allhave something to gain from making this work.Are you with us? Josiah nodded his head. We ll need to go back to the main corridor so I cangive them orders, he said. You ve taken care of all my spy sensors in here. Lead on, Jerred replied.* * * * *Their escape went smoothly.True to Josiah s promise, his people cooperated.Nobody met them in the hallways and corridors as they made their way to thehangar.A shuttle, complete with escape pod, waited for them in one of the cargoholds.In less than half an hour they were headed away from the station asfast as Jerred s ship could move.It wasn t fast enough for Giselle.She sat in the living room with her blaster trained on Josiah.He watched herwith a strange expression on his face, as if amused by her diligence.Afterall, he was tied up.Jerred had seen to that immediately.Still, she didn t trust him not to havesome sort of trick up his sleeve.He didn t try anything, though, and as soon as they were out of range, Jerredcame down from the cockpit and freed him.He marched the man at blaster-pointto the cargo hold, where he locked him into the survival pod.Seconds later ithad been jettisoned, and they watched as Josiah fired the small navigationaljets to turn back toward the station.Jerred came to her and pulled her into his arms.For the first time in sincethey d arrived, she let herself relax.Finally, she was safe again.She drewclose to him, wrapping her arms around his back and simply leaning againsthim.There was a tingle of desire, of course.It seemed impossible to bearound him without feeling something.There was something more, though, something deeper.Being with him felt right.Maybe it was only temporary, but as long as she had him, she planned to enjoyevery minute of it.85Joanna WyldeJenna made a chiming noise and announced an incoming message.Giselle lookedtoPage 64 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlJerred, confused, and he shook his head.Holding hands, they made their way up to the bridge to listen to the message.It was from Josiah. 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. One move and I ll kill you, she muttered. If you kill me, you re killing yourself, he replied softly. They ll takeyou out in an instant. If you re dead, I ll die happy, she muttered, surprised by her ownbloodthirstiness.Wisely, he stayed silent.She marched him over to the door,and then popped the hatch.It slid open.The guard outside froze, his handgoing to his weapon automatically. I want you to take out your blaster and drop it on the floor, she said.Helooked toJosiah, who nodded. Do as she says, he ordered tightly.The man did. Now, step away from it, she said. I want you to go down the hallway infront of us.We re going to get Jerred out of his cell.If anyone tries tostop us, I ll kill your boss. 83Joanna WyldeThe guard nodded once more.He turned and moved down the hallway with slow,steady steps, hands held up.This man, at least, wasn t interested in becominga martyr.That was good.They turned a corner and found another guard standing outsideJerred s cell.He, too, was ordered to drop his gun. Open the door, she muttered, feeling a trickle of sweat beading up on herforehead.It itched, and for a moment she found herself reaching up to wipe itoff.Josiah tensed, as if to make a move, and she caught herself.The door slid open. Jerred, I need you out here right now, she said in a firm voice.He appearedin the door.He must have been surprised, but he didn t show it.Instead hetook in the situation with one quick glance.He reached down, grabbing theblaster off the floor. Hold out your hand, he muttered to the guard.The man did as he was told,andJerred held the second blaster up to it, deactivating the safety.With acomposure that frightened her, he took charge of the situation. Guards, in the cell, he said.They did as they were told. Giselle, keepyour blaster on Josiah.He s going to be our ticket out of here. She nodded, thankful he knew what to do next.He looked up at the ceiling asif searching for something, and then he spoke again. I know you re watching us, he said slowly and clearly. So I m going to saythis one time only.We re taking Josiah and we re going to return to our ship.I want a shuttle ready and waiting for us.I want all the corridors between usand the hangar cleared.You have one minute. With that, he raised his blaster and shot at several small boxes mounted onthe walls.She assumed they were sensors, although she hadn t noticed thembefore to check.Jerred turned to her, a smile spreading across his face. Thank you, he said,eyes softening. Giselle, you constantly surprise me.I didn t think we d getout of this one. You re not out yet, Josiah said dryly. I think you may want to hold thecelebration until after you escape.I wish to survive this little escapade ofyours, so we should probably begin negotiations. You have nothing to negotiate with, Giselle said harshly, poking him withthe blaster. You do what we tell you. No, that s not quite good enough, Josiah said. If I believe there s no wayPage 63 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlfor me to get out of this situation alive, I have no motivation to work withyou.Give me a reason to believe I ll live. We ll let you go when we get to our ship, Giselle said quickly. I promise. No, Jerred said, leaning back against the wall. We need to take him withus, at least for a while.Otherwise they ll just shoot us as soon as weleave. Bring an escape pod, Josiah said softly. You can put me in it and jettisonit as soon as you re out of our weapons range.They ll come and get me. 84Jerred s Price Are you sure? Giselle asked, snorting. If it were me, I think I d leave youto die. It isn t you, Josiah said coolly. These people need me and they know it.They ll come and rescue me. It s a good plan, Jerred said. Of course, you have to trust me to let yougo. I do trust you, Josiah said softly. You need me and we both know it.Youwon t kill me. Maybe won t kill you, but I will, Giselle said in a menacing voice. Thisisn t he just about him, you know.You messed with me, too, and I d like alittle revenge. We ll spare your life, Jerred said, holding up one hand to calm her. We allhave something to gain from making this work.Are you with us? Josiah nodded his head. We ll need to go back to the main corridor so I cangive them orders, he said. You ve taken care of all my spy sensors in here. Lead on, Jerred replied.* * * * *Their escape went smoothly.True to Josiah s promise, his people cooperated.Nobody met them in the hallways and corridors as they made their way to thehangar.A shuttle, complete with escape pod, waited for them in one of the cargoholds.In less than half an hour they were headed away from the station asfast as Jerred s ship could move.It wasn t fast enough for Giselle.She sat in the living room with her blaster trained on Josiah.He watched herwith a strange expression on his face, as if amused by her diligence.Afterall, he was tied up.Jerred had seen to that immediately.Still, she didn t trust him not to havesome sort of trick up his sleeve.He didn t try anything, though, and as soon as they were out of range, Jerredcame down from the cockpit and freed him.He marched the man at blaster-pointto the cargo hold, where he locked him into the survival pod.Seconds later ithad been jettisoned, and they watched as Josiah fired the small navigationaljets to turn back toward the station.Jerred came to her and pulled her into his arms.For the first time in sincethey d arrived, she let herself relax.Finally, she was safe again.She drewclose to him, wrapping her arms around his back and simply leaning againsthim.There was a tingle of desire, of course.It seemed impossible to bearound him without feeling something.There was something more, though, something deeper.Being with him felt right.Maybe it was only temporary, but as long as she had him, she planned to enjoyevery minute of it.85Joanna WyldeJenna made a chiming noise and announced an incoming message.Giselle lookedtoPage 64 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlJerred, confused, and he shook his head.Holding hands, they made their way up to the bridge to listen to the message.It was from Josiah. 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