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slowly lowered one and removed a small black object from his jacket pocket. Grai didn’t want to make any sudden moves that would startle the wary group and ruin his plans before he could set them in motion.
    “This is an alternate detonator, designed by my brother Koda, who built the explosive device and planted it on the mother ship. He also designed and built the battle cruiser and warships now guarding your own vessels.” Grai looked at the detonator and Traze before sliding it down the table to Reven, who caught it easily.
    “You’re telling us that this device will detonate your father’s ship? With him on it?” Reven asked, disbelief lacing his words.
    Again, Grai held up his hands and slowly removed another device from a pocket in his pant leg. This device he slid across the table to Risk, who also easily caught it.
    “It will connect to the ship’s vid feed. You can watch it blow from inside my father’s room where he is bedridden from a brain wasting disease. You can also view the other council members who are on the ship. We no longer know how many remain since we evacuated our people once the device was planted.” Grai said, his eyes on the High Councilor.
    Risk looked questioningly at Ivint. Although he was dying to look at the unusual device and see if it really did do what the Relian said, he would not do so without Ivint’s approval. He was embarrassed when he felt like fist bumping when Ivint slowly nodded his head at him.
    “Ivint, you can’t…” Reven never got to finish what he was going to say, before Ivint held up his hand for silence.
    “Sir, I have video… holy shit!” Risk uttered in amazement as he scrolled through the different camera views on the Relian ship.
    “Wait! There he is… dear daddy.” Traze said with a mocking sneer as he pointed at the screen.
    Everyone looked on in disbelief and surprise when Kalai’s prone body came onto the screen. His pale, sunken features couldn’t hide who he was. Ivint was truly startled at the deterioration of the once fierce leader. Whatever affliction he had, had to be greatly devastating to have changed him so dramatically since the last time he’d they had seen him when he threatened Cari and Jess.
    “Risk?” Jax asked, confident he would answer her unasked questions.
    “It’s real. It’s a real-live feed from the ship. This thing is incredible. I can even view their supply manifests, personnel information… Sir; I have full access to the ship’s computers with this.” Risk told Ivint and looked at Grai like he’d lost his mind.
    “Why is it that you have come, Grai?” Ivint asked the seemingly calm man, his sharp eye catching the slightly damp palm holding onto Tricia’s hand and the minor trembling of his hand when he had slid the device to Risk.
    “My brother’s and I would like to continue what we have been doing for the last few hundred years. Only without my father, the council a nd my brother Dagog. And we want your help to make that happen.” Grai answered honestly.
    Chapter Three
    Banatar was the first to stand to his feet screaming. Grabbing the device from Reven, he began shaking it in his fist at Grai.
    “You lying… how dare you come in here and make threats! Using our own women against us! And the things you did to my daughter! You should be in chains! You should be ripped apart for what you’ve done to our people!” Banatar shook with rage; he didn’t want to hear any more of the animal’s lies.
    “I understand your thoughts, but nothing is as it seems. If you let me explain, I could clear up many misconceptions that you may have. However, you may want to stop shaking and squeezing that. It’s a very sensitive device, and you could accidentally set it off before we are ready.” Grai said as calmly as he could to Banatar before looking to Ivint for help. If the device went off before he was ready, it could ruin any chance he had at negotiating.
    Ivint stood and reached out his hand to retrieve the