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- Author:Jessie Mihalik
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I’d sworn I would never set foot on Valovia again, but I was about to prove
myself a liar. That fact had never been in question, but I tried to keep the
promises I made to myself. The screen in my cabin gently mocked me,
displaying a green-and-brown close-up of the planet while the atmosphere
buffeting the ship’s hull grew denser as we sank toward the surface.
Valovia had burned me twice already. I usually learned from my
mistakes, but once again the promise of money had overridden my good
sense. I winced. My former captain, Octavia Zarola, would be so
disappointed in me. Tavi had a strict moral compass. Mine was a lot more
flexible.
And a lot more lucrative.
Case in point: the sumptuous first-class cabin surrounding me, paid for
by Besor Edfo, my contact and potential employer on Valovia. It was an
obvious ploy for him to demonstrate that he had money to spare, since I
hadn’t agreed to take the job yet, only to meet, but it was a nice touch. As
was the prepaid first-class return ticket.
Besor had offered me a truly ridiculous amount of money to recover a
stolen figurine for him. Apparently, he and a rival had been feuding over the
piece of art for close to a decade, and it had switched hands a dozen times
thanks to the efforts of a few recovery specialists.
Officially, recovery specialists were experts at tracking down items that
had gone missing, whether through negligence or theft. But in reality, we
were often the reason items went missing.
The latest theft of the figurine had stymied Besor’s longtime specialist, so
he’d put out a call for an expert.
An expert like myself.
I’d never been able to resist a puzzle, so despite my vow never to return,
I was minutes away from touching down on Valovia once again. I just
hoped that my curiosity—and greed—wouldn’t bite me in the ass.
The ship picked up a subtle vibration as the atmosphere thickened. I
checked the suite one last time. The porters had already picked up the trunk
containing my clothes and other basics. It would be transferred directly to
my hotel by the ship’s staff. The trunk’s locks were second to none, but I’d
placed the few things I didn’t want a stranger snooping through into an
oversize tote I would personally carry.
Everything else I might need, assuming I accepted the job or at least
wanted to research it further, was in a crate I’d shipped before I’d left Fed
space—and by shipped, I meant smuggled. Travel between the Federated
Human Planets and the Valovian Empire was allowed, but only under a very
strict set of rules and regulations. Crossing the border with a whole lot of
illegal tech wasn’t something either side appreciated. But if everything had
gone according to plan, the crate would be waiting for pickup in a
warehouse at the edge of the city.
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