Chapter 10
Bash carried the last plate from the replicator to the long table. Because there were so many colonists at this one location, they'd split them up, with each floor having its own celebration. Everyone sat and chatted about recent events.
He looked around the room, seeing Nova leaning close and whispering into Cay's ear. Alastor sat with Say'La, his face was devoid of the shadows that usually clouded it. The only thing missing was the woman his heart desired. Too stubborn to give in, Freya was still stashed away in the security room.
There were still a few women settling in, so he replicated another plate of food and carried it down the long empty hallway to the security room. Hesitating outside the door, he tried to find the words that he needed to say to Freya, but they elud
