Chapter 4
While Nick’s heart hammered, his eyes adjusted to the space cabin’s dim emergency lighting. Blue LED emergency lighting gave the space cabin a twilight, full moon sort of look. The small place was visible in a glance. A damp spot on the silvery bench cushions, possibly from melting snow? His laptop still on the fold-out table where he had left it.
Nothing looked disturbed, but he heard another intake of breath from up in the sleeping and observation loft. A small feminine sort of noise, not a whimper, but more of curious murmur sounded softly above.
Still clad in the heavy suit Nick leaned back, holding onto the door frame, to look up and caught a sense of a shadow pulling back from the edge of the loft.
Someone — a kid, girl or woman — had come in while he was outside.
“You
