Rayven's Keep
Language: English
Pages: 190
ISBN: 1616509171
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Drugs, murder, conspiracy, and a headstrong heiress complicate his covert security mission. Tru Creighton wants her wealthy and powerful family to take her seriously. Sneaking away to investigate bookkeeping discrepancies from one of their holdings seems the perfect opportunity to prove her worth. Stranded on a hostile planet with a price on her head, she seizes her one opportunity for survival. Nick Rayven, determined to build his reputation and fledgling security company, doesn't flinch at difficult and dangerous missions. A former soldier and refugee from a war-demolished planet, he battles to create order and stifle his painful memories. His hard-won accomplishments are threatened when a spoiled heiress in danger awakens emotions he thought long gone. Two people with plenty to prove risk everything to unravel their tangled missions. His sense of duty and vulnerable heart compel him to fight his growing attraction to her. Her heart demands she follow it straight into his arms. The people behind the conspiracy keeping them together and in harm's way have other ideas. CONTENT WARNING: Language and Violence72,478 Words
Whatever she’s involved with frightened her enough to follow me back to my ship in hopes of persuading me to take her with me.” Nick scratched his whiskered jaw. “It got her off-world though, didn’t it?” Seth said. “Yeah, I guess. The problem is, if she recognized me then someone else might have as well. It could explain how our names got connected. Damn it, the trip was supposed to be a quick in and out without any fanfare. Only the head of Geotern knew the day I planned to be there and he was
over, even if she wore the scuffed and oversized boots she’d arrived in to give her added height. After a serious internal debate, Tru opted not to wear them and risk falling in an embarrassing heap when she walked. Dressed in an acceptable manner, the shirt covering her from neck to knees, she still felt exposed and vulnerable. She shoved a long sleeve up past her elbow but it slid down to cover her hand again. Unsure of what to do next, she perched on a chair in the bedroom and tried to ignore
stepped nearer and he stiffened. She stopped instantly when he shook his head. He didn’t want her too close in case things went south in a hurry. “This isn’t how it was supposed to happen,” Anto said without inflection, “I was going to have a little fun with you before I killed you, you know? I had it all planned out. Once you were out of the way no one would find out about the shipments and what they contained.” He sneered at Tru. “I’ll let you in on a little secret, my dear. You think this is
than answers. He knew the ambassador was outspoken about her desire to stop the devastation on her world, Paladin Minor, caused by insurgents trying to gain control of the profitable business of ice crystal mining. Obviously, she’d made some powerful enemies if they were trying to stop her before she took her seat with the Unified Alliance of Planets and the cachet belonging would give her. The assassination attempt was undeniable proof. The only thing any of the events seemed to have in common
check on Tru. She slept at the table with her head pillowed on folded arms, the remnants of her meal pushed to one side. She looked vulnerable and young. Long lashes left crescent shadows against her cheek and the paleness of her skin highlighted the darkened bruise on her temple. It had not been one of his finer moments and guilt twisted his gut. He could do nothing about it now. Time would tell what trouble Tru Creighton was in and until she told him the whole of it, he would bide his time and