over the place.”
Drovin chuckled. “The peacekeepers are coming in. Remain where you are, and keep Beryl from killing anyone.”
“I will try, but she is really irritated.”
He laughed, and Wren left the com open as she went to calm Beryl.
“Easy now. We are safe, Beryl. Let’s get to the skimmer and wait it out.” She sent tiny threads of calm and security through Beryl’s mind.
Beryl nodded and backed away with her limbs still shaking with fury.
With tonight’s events looming ahead of them, Beryl had skipped her dose for the night.
Beryl had uncovered the plan to kidnap and hold her in her daily search through the data streams. Her work in the sector had drawn the ire of some members of organized crime families and she was targeted to gain leverage over the Guardians of W’lyn.
Wren still had a hard time not laughing at the thought that Beryl would make a good victim.
Beryl’s target was still stuck in his mech, but he felt a surge of triumph as they touched the wall of the skimmer.
“Beryl. Freeze.”
Beryl was irritated, but she turned slowly to face Wren. “What?”
“Was there any contingency plan in your finding of their scheme?”
“Like…”
“Blowing you up?”
“There was something about taking care of me. Why?”
“Because my hand just activated a bomb and we need to get out of here fast.”
Beryl was worried. “I can fly myself, but I am not sure if I can carry you.”
“Don’t worry about me. I can get us both out of here safely if you will trust me.”
Beryl smiled nervously. “Caretaker, I trust you.”
“Then, give me a hug and don’t let go.”
The moment that Beryl touched her, her weight shifted and the switch went off. Wren wrapped them both in a protective shield and propelled them up and away from the skimmer.
When the blast hit them, they were knocked about like dandelion fluff, landing safely on a rooftop to watch the blaze where they had been standing seconds earlier.
Beryl blinked. “I didn’t know you could do that.”
“I did it in practice a few times. I haven’t ever had to maintain a shield while being blown up before, though.” Wren’s hands were shaking as she looked at the explosion.
The peacekeepers swarmed over the streets below, locking up those who had been standing by to attack. The man in the mech was laughing at the explosion.
Beryl whistled sharply and wiggled her fingers at him from her perch on the edge of the roof.
He saw her and he began to fight his captors, shrieking and cursing in languages that Wren couldn’t identify.
The peacekeepers stunned him and wrapped him in restraints. They would file him into their system, and his owners or employers would have to decide on what they wanted to do with him after he was released from peacekeepers’ custody. It would be his problem to deal with. If he ever came near Beryl again, Wren was pretty sure that he would end up dead. She would just have to kill him rather than let him target her charges. It wouldn’t be the first time she had used any necessary means to defend one of her clients.
“Are you all right, Wren? You look upset.”
“I just take a bit to calm down. I will be fine.”
The second Guardian skimmer was on its way in.
Toyo swept in and wrapped Beryl in his arms, carrying her toward the base.
Wren waited on the roof until Drovin extended his hand to hers, and she climbed into the skimmer, settling against her mate as it lifted off.
He sighed. “I was worried.”
She blinked as he reached into her cleavage and turned off her open com.
“I was worried as well. I am glad I didn’t hurt anyone.”
Loesh looked at her. “Seriously? What can you do, knock them backward?”
“When it comes to the safety of those in my care, I can do anything necessary to keep them safe. Never doubt it.” She sighed and leaned against Drovin.
Rand piloted them back to the base for the official debriefing.
They all gathered in the vid room and recorded their
Drovin chuckled. “The peacekeepers are coming in. Remain where you are, and keep Beryl from killing anyone.”
“I will try, but she is really irritated.”
He laughed, and Wren left the com open as she went to calm Beryl.
“Easy now. We are safe, Beryl. Let’s get to the skimmer and wait it out.” She sent tiny threads of calm and security through Beryl’s mind.
Beryl nodded and backed away with her limbs still shaking with fury.
With tonight’s events looming ahead of them, Beryl had skipped her dose for the night.
Beryl had uncovered the plan to kidnap and hold her in her daily search through the data streams. Her work in the sector had drawn the ire of some members of organized crime families and she was targeted to gain leverage over the Guardians of W’lyn.
Wren still had a hard time not laughing at the thought that Beryl would make a good victim.
Beryl’s target was still stuck in his mech, but he felt a surge of triumph as they touched the wall of the skimmer.
“Beryl. Freeze.”
Beryl was irritated, but she turned slowly to face Wren. “What?”
“Was there any contingency plan in your finding of their scheme?”
“Like…”
“Blowing you up?”
“There was something about taking care of me. Why?”
“Because my hand just activated a bomb and we need to get out of here fast.”
Beryl was worried. “I can fly myself, but I am not sure if I can carry you.”
“Don’t worry about me. I can get us both out of here safely if you will trust me.”
Beryl smiled nervously. “Caretaker, I trust you.”
“Then, give me a hug and don’t let go.”
The moment that Beryl touched her, her weight shifted and the switch went off. Wren wrapped them both in a protective shield and propelled them up and away from the skimmer.
When the blast hit them, they were knocked about like dandelion fluff, landing safely on a rooftop to watch the blaze where they had been standing seconds earlier.
Beryl blinked. “I didn’t know you could do that.”
“I did it in practice a few times. I haven’t ever had to maintain a shield while being blown up before, though.” Wren’s hands were shaking as she looked at the explosion.
The peacekeepers swarmed over the streets below, locking up those who had been standing by to attack. The man in the mech was laughing at the explosion.
Beryl whistled sharply and wiggled her fingers at him from her perch on the edge of the roof.
He saw her and he began to fight his captors, shrieking and cursing in languages that Wren couldn’t identify.
The peacekeepers stunned him and wrapped him in restraints. They would file him into their system, and his owners or employers would have to decide on what they wanted to do with him after he was released from peacekeepers’ custody. It would be his problem to deal with. If he ever came near Beryl again, Wren was pretty sure that he would end up dead. She would just have to kill him rather than let him target her charges. It wouldn’t be the first time she had used any necessary means to defend one of her clients.
“Are you all right, Wren? You look upset.”
“I just take a bit to calm down. I will be fine.”
The second Guardian skimmer was on its way in.
Toyo swept in and wrapped Beryl in his arms, carrying her toward the base.
Wren waited on the roof until Drovin extended his hand to hers, and she climbed into the skimmer, settling against her mate as it lifted off.
He sighed. “I was worried.”
She blinked as he reached into her cleavage and turned off her open com.
“I was worried as well. I am glad I didn’t hurt anyone.”
Loesh looked at her. “Seriously? What can you do, knock them backward?”
“When it comes to the safety of those in my care, I can do anything necessary to keep them safe. Never doubt it.” She sighed and leaned against Drovin.
Rand piloted them back to the base for the official debriefing.
They all gathered in the vid room and recorded their
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