He gave Jason a pointed look and bent down to brush a kiss against her lips, emphasizing his point.
When he pulled back, Kayla pressed the palms of her hands against his chest. She couldn’t help the sense of foreboding that came over her.
“What about Lars? Does he have your same level of power?”
Alec took a deep breath and nodded. “He’s one of the few who does.”
Kayla looked around in surprise at the mixture of ruin rats, traders, and security officers. She hadn’t realized OmniLab had so many people working on the surface. She knew Carl’s camp was the smallest, but there were at least six-dozen people in the meeting hall. The combined voices were growing louder and more agitated. Alec gripped her hand tightly and led her toward the front of the room where the head of security and Direc
