CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
The Blackflame streaked away from the bright lights of the casino complex. As they cleared Uxt’s atmosphere, Toni told the CII to contact Zaambuka. She wasn’t sorry to leave Uxt, but was happy with how she’d handled her meeting with The Smuggler. For two years she’d been afraid of how she’d react if she ever saw him again. She’d proven she could maintain control. He had no power over her now. She swallowed hard. The little voice in the back of her mind laughed hysterically. She ordered it to shut up.
“What’s taking so long?” Mate grumbled as he paced the floor at her feet. It seemed as though her anger had infected her partner as well.
She couldn’t concentrate. Colten’s words replayed over and over inside her head. She drummed her fingers on the console, knowing she w
