Kira's POV
Thompson smiled at me when he broke off the hug.
He was different from how I remembered. The features I'd known during our service together had matured over the past three years since his resignation. That military discipline had transformed into something more civilian, though the controlled strength remained.
During the commercial complex bomb incident, I'd called Thompson's emergency contact on instinct. He was the one who'd coordinated the evacuation with Alliance security, getting civilians out safely. That had been our first communication in three years, since before I'd mated with Damon.
I'd figured it would be months before we saw each other face-to-face again, if ever. I never expected to run into him like this, completely without warning.
"What are you doing here
