I fix his tie. He opens the door for me and I take his hand. We start through the hallway and the place seems empty. He must notice too. He is looking around. The light is off. "Malax, there are no lights." "Damn. Let's take the stairs. Be happy we're not on the first floor, woman." "Well, I can do you in the stairway just as easily." He laughs and picks me up. He carries me up a few flights of steps, and we come out into the reception area of his office. "Kai's not here." "I don't expect anyone to climb 55 flights of stairs." He opens the door to his office for me and I freeze solid. It takes my brain a minute to process what I'm seeing. He has a tight grip on me. I think his brain is taking a minute too. There is a huge ship in the sky in front of us. It's floating there. He pu

