Title: Contaminated Cargo
"Because I don't clear accusations, Laura," Gerald answered coldly, his voice cutting through the noise of the alarms. "I rewrite the entire ledger before they even realize the ink is wet."
Laura stared at him as the blast doors hissed open behind him. Her hand slowly slipped from his sleeve, but her eyes remained locked onto his with an intense mixture of anxiety and quiet faith.
"Be careful, Gerald," she called out over the blaring security horns. "If those orbital regulators inspect that cargo dock before you arrive, the entire firm goes down with it."
"They won't get the chance," Gerald replied without turning back.
He stepped onto the private landing pad where his sleek, black stealth-interceptor already idled. The turbine engines emitted a low, su
