She pulled the case along. She was thankful she had its magnetic tethers deactivated. It was damn heavy to move. Ribbeks was clearing security in front of her. She hefted the case onto the scanner with care. She watched her trembling hand pull away from it as the conveyor drew the case into the scanner.
Her breath caught in her throat. She didn’t bother to reprimand herself for it. She knew it was useless. She wouldn’t breathe until the case cleared the scanners and was back in her hands. She wasn’t even certain that would be enough. She doubted she could hold her breath all the way until she had loaded the case onto the shuttle and checked the monitor reads again.
The inspector to her left nudged her back to the moment. She looked up at him and then down at her left hand, surrendering h
