3013: CLAIMED

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Author: Laurie Roma
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This new stealth program Serra has created far surpasses everything we have to date. Christ, even our systems can’t pick it up on scans. Can you imagine what would happen if one of our enemies had that tech? They could get within range to destroy our shields before we even knew they were there. There is too much at stake for us to simply let her go because you believe her.”
    “Our people are working on a system to detect the stealth mode, but they’ve hit a wall and can’t figure out how to do it.” The irritation in Regent Mark’s voice was clear. “We have to figure out who is selling our tech and track the buyer so we can shut it down from that end. We need information, and that woman is the key!”
    The grin that crossed Archer’s face was anything but amused. His amber eyes had a dangerous gleam to them that warned everyone in the room that he wasn’t a man to cross. “We’ll figure out who is behind this. Believe me.” He jerked his head toward the door. “Jax.”
    Jax nodded then pulled the door open, striding out into the hallway. The two regents scurried out of the room after them, their protests falling on deaf ears. Jax simply glared at the soldier standing guard in front of the closed door to the interrogation room and watched with satisfaction as the poor man shifted to the side with a hunch of his shoulders as if trying to escape notice.
    “Jax! Stop ignoring me. You can’t go in there,” his father growled.
    “Watch me.”
    “Damn it, have some sense! You have no authority in this!”
    “Oh, but I will. Anything that has to do with Serra is our business, and therefore gives us the authority to act on her behalf.” Jax’s smile was feral. “She belongs to us. Consider her claimed.”

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    Chapter Two
     
    Terror was a living, breathing entity inside of Serra.
    Since she was young, she’d always had an issue with panic attacks whenever she felt stressed or anxious. Over the years, she’d learned how to stave them off a little better, but right now all of the training she had instilled in herself had disappeared like a puff of smoke.
    Treason.
    Just the word alone sent icy shivers of fear tingling down her spine. Seeing the watchful way Regent Wyland-Ross and High Commander Newgate studied her from across the table had anxiety spiking through her system like a turbo-booster. They wanted answers she couldn’t give. Wanted explanations to things she didn’t know what to say in response to, because she simply didn’t know.
    Her throat felt like the deserts of the badlands, and she tried to hide the shaking of her hands by gripping them together tight. She wanted to explain that the way High Commander Newgate was glaring at her was making it more difficult for her to speak, but she couldn’t. The ramifications to whatever response she gave were just too crucial.
    If she said something wrong it could cost her everything…even her life.
    She was a scientist for the Alliance, an inventor who created technology that helped protect the people of Earth, its allies and throughout space on stations and ships that traveled the galaxy. She had dedicated her life to keeping people safe. Why in god’s name would anyone think she had betrayed everything she believed in? And for what, credits? The mere thought was utterly insulting, and more than a little hurtful. She might have been able to stir up more outrage over everything if she wasn’t so fucking scared.
    Serra had just arrived back on Earth after a long voyage from Alpha Station: X20 when she and her two guards had been taken into custody. Her first reaction had been a mixture of confusion and irritation, but after she had been shown into the interrogation room, that had turned to fear.
    She’d been doing upgrades on the shielding of all the outposts between X20 to Earth, making sure that each station located in Alliance territory was well protected. She had built the system, and adding additional layers to the shield ensured that everyone

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