Chapter Nine
Two days later, Viper wearily leaned his head back and stared out into the blackness of space in the empty lounge area. He had spent the night of his return washing pieces of salt granules out of his buttocks. The damn stuff had sliced right through the leather seat of his pants as Bahadur had gleefully pointed out when Viper had passed him in the corridor and the Curizan wanted to know why he was back without the female and her guardian. Viper had ignored Bahadur and sealed himself in his cabin. He was thankful that he had retained the regen device.
“Are they still trying to kill you?” Bahadur asked as he set a glass of fiery orange Curizan liquor down on the table next to Viper before settling into the chair across from him, a full bottle of the potent drink in one hand an
