The Beta's Temptation
“Or I’ll make you wish you’d died with your old crew back then.”
“You can’t threaten me in my own territory CK,” he sneered.
“I’m not threatening you,” I said, voice low. “I’m promising.”
Something in my tone must have reached him, because for a flicker of a moment, his eyes twitched a flash of fear, quickly hidden.
Then he composed himself again. “She’s right there,” he said, gesturing toward the dome.
I turned. The glass hissed, clearing slightly and I froze.
Inside through the haze of the light in the room, I saw Esme. Lying still, pale, unmoving. Wires attached to her arms, strange marks trailing her skin.
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