Raia stumbled along the uneven ground when Akita pushed her. The woman had landed near the same group of trees that Raia had fourteen years ago. She didn’t miss the irony of it. She had chosen the spot for its cover and location.
“You don’t have to do this. My family knows nothing about what is going on. I told you I have no idea where Behr is. He felt the less information I knew, the safer it would be for me,” she desperately shared.
“Quiet,” Akita ordered, pushing between her shoulders again.
Raia twisted and raised her hands. She froze when Akita pressed the blaster barrel against her forehead. None of the moves Evetta and Hanine taught her over the years prepared her for a blaster between the eyes while wearing wrist cuffs.
“You might as well kill me now because I swear, I’ll fight
