to note the addition of Lanie’s chip coordinates, and he modified his course. “Who is Lanie Fulbright, and why the hell didn’t you disable a Consortium tracking chip in her?”
Cin struggled with his anger at himself. “I was dumb enough to think Lanie wasn’t important enough for them to track with the elite chips and didn’t scan her for one. I will not make that mistake again.”
“Who is she to you?” Dar could tell by how upset Cin was that this wasn’t just a regular human.
Cin rubbed a hand down his face. “I promised Lanie that things would be OK. I keep my word. Especially since it’s my fault that they took her.”
Cin was calculating how long it would take them to reach the Mulvor ship when he caught another one heading to the first. “They’re getting ready to move Lanie to another ship. Is that normal?”
“Lately, we’ve been making major headway in the Consortium’s efforts to kidnap the humans,” Dar admitted with a grin. “They’ve been using a relay system of late to get the more important targets to the customers who’ve paid the highest for the victim.”
Cin cursed, hating every second that Lanie was in danger. “Where would they be taking her?”
“It depends on why they took Lanie, Cin. Do you know?” Dar knew this woman was important to his friend and wanted to get Lanie as fast as they could.
“Experimentation,” Cin said the words through teeth clenched in rage.
Dar cursed. “We’re going to need some help.”
“Why?” Cin already had his nanites working on getting as much information as they could.
“Because any second now, they’re going to remove Lanie’s chip, and we’re going to lose them,” Dar warned.
Cin was in the process of checking on Lanie when the chip signal cut out, and he couldn’t retrieve it. Cursing in rage, Cin searched as much as he could of where the Mulvors were taking Lanie and came up empty.
The Consortium’s lack of using electronic means to communicate and run their empire left Cin nearly helpless to find Lanie, and he turned to Dar.
“Where will they take her?” Cin asked.
“Raider’s Moon in the Lafira quadrant.” Dar sent a warning look to Cin. “Before you think of it, the place has the barest of technology for you to hijack. It’s also one of the most dangerous Consortium-held outlaw bases in the universe. If you can name the worst of the worst, that’s where they’re at.”
“But it’s where they take those designated for experimentation? It’s where they’re taking Lanie?” Cin growled, already gathering information on the place and plotting his next move.
Dar sighed and rolled his eyes, knowing Cin’s mind was already made up. Whoever this Lanie Fulbright was, she was pretty damn important to Cindrac, and for that reason, she was now just as important to Dar.
“All right, we have a LAW outpost within hours of the Moon, and I can get us some help from there,” Dar suggested. “But if we’re going in to get Lanie, we’re going to need more help than LAW, and miracles. It’s time you called in a couple of favors.”
Cin’s nanites already calculated the probabilities and what would be needed to infiltrate the moon and rescue Lanie. The information wasn’t promising, but it wasn’t a suicide mission either.
“I will meet you at LAW outpost Renegade Prime near Raider’s Moon. Thank you, Dar.” Cin nodded in respect, stood, made a portal, and disappeared.
Dar prayed Cin was going to call in a few of those many favors owed to him and decided to talk to a couple of people who owed him as well. They would need all the help they could get if any of them hoped to get off the moon alive.
Because of his status with the league, Dar would have to do this as a private universal citizen and not a LAW officer. He knew without a doubt that whatever Cin was planning, it would most likely violate dozens of law codes and ethics. Dar called ahead to his assigned outpost and requested emergency leave.
Chapter Fourteen
Cindrac knew his timing was the worst, but he had no choice but to interrupt. Lanie didn’t have much time left before the Consortium began experimenting on her at the highest bidder's direction.
Averting his eyes, Cin cleared his throat and immediately shielded himself from a flurry of attacks before the female’s screams for the warrior to stop penetrated his brain. With one last open-palmed slam against Cin’s chest, Gabriel stood back.
“What the fuck is wrong with you?” Gabriel snapped.