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It was so strange that she’d been so used to not being touched, and yet, being touched by him felt so easy. Once again, she heard those warning bells.
“How’s it going?” he asked.
“It’s going like crap. I can’t find any reference to this planet we’re traveling to. It might not even be habitable.”
“Well, if this Captain Fisher purposely crashed on it, you’d think it would be.”
She hated not having any information. Sure, she didn’t mind taking some risks, but she hated going into a job blind. That got you killed.
When Dare wordlessly stepped out of the office, she frowned. He was back a second later, pushing something in from the hall. It was another chair.
“I got you your own chair,” he said. “So you’d get out of mine.”
She sat there, frozen. The chair was bright red, and smaller than his. It would be a better fit for her.
He studied her. “Why do you look like I just smacked you over the head?”
She shook her head. She wasn’t going to tell him that no one had ever given her a gift before. “I like the color.” She sat down in it, testing it.
“I knew it would suit you. It’s the same color as your toenails.”
He’d noticed her toenails? “Thank you.”
“Show me your thanks.”
She stood, going up on her toes and pressed an almost-sweet kiss to his lips. “Thank you for the chair.”
He sank into his chair, lounging like some king on his throne. “So, no info on this planet.”
“No.” She sat and blew out a frustrated breath. “And I’m damn sick of reading through all these boring-ass records.”
He shrugged. “Information would be good, but we’ll still go in. We’ll be there soon.”
She scowled. “Yeah. You’ve been out on the bridge?”
He nodded. “I’ve had Ry scanning for any nearby ships. I want to keep an eye out for Korrdo.”
Her stomach went hard. “You shot him. Surely he couldn’t have survived.”
Dare’s eyes glinted. “I bet his men had a medscope on them. Something tells me he isn’t going to give up very easily.”
That was the truth, but she still hoped the bastard was dead. “He wants the treasure more than anything. So, any sign of him?”
“No. And we both know he wants more than the treasure.”
Her gaze flew to Dare’s. “Yeah, he’s a little…obsessive.”
“Did you sleep with him?”
His words shouldn’t cut her so deeply. “None of your business.”
Dare shot to his feet, so fast she gasped. He pressed his hands to the arms of her chair, leaning over her. “I know I don’t have control over what you did before we met…fuck. Did. You. Sleep. With. Korrdo?”
“Fuck you, Dare.”
“You did that already. A few times.”
She tried to slide under his arm, but he hauled her up against his chest. “Answer me.”
