“An emergency has come up. I’ll be leaving for Cloud Nation immediately. I’m sorry I won’t be able to provide support in handling Arian,” Mika gasped. She was breathing hard.
Her steps were hurried. She jogged to the nearest ship. Ciaran’s heartbeat quickened. She needed to get away from the Space Nation before anything leaked. She needed to leave before she would be punished for his actions.
“Unfortunate. Try to do some work when you’re there. Let me know when you arrive,” Ciaran muttered, careful to sound unhappy. “Do what you must, of course,” Ciaran added, not wanting his tone to make Mika reconsider.
The sound of a door closing behind Mika meant she was on a ship. She paid a man, the sound of oxygen leaving her tank into his made Ciaran hold the phone away from his ear, avoiding th
