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sleep and cuddled closer. Kain kissed Rave’s shoulder and let himself drift to sleep. He’d worry about Rave’s reaction later. For now, he had the man he loved in his arms and nothing could go wrong.
     
    * * * *
     
    “Sir, the Retribution is out of range,” Ensign Rogers said, causing Seth to pause on his check of the ship’s status.
    “Repeat that, Ensign,” Seth asked in disbelief.
    “The Retribution is no longer in our radar range. They dropped off an hour ago.”
    “Why am I only now being informed?” He kept his tone light. It wouldn’t do to show weakness in front of his crew.
    “You asked not to be disturbed, sir.”
    Seth closed his eyes. What was going on?
    “Can you track them?”
    “I’ll plug their last known coordinates into the computer and run a search,” Ensign Rogers replied.
    “How long will that take?” It took all Seth had to keep his cool.
    “Not long, sir.”
    “Did we place a tracking device on Sims before he left?”
    “No, sir. He left ahead of schedule, before we had a chance to put a tracer on him.”
    Damn it.
    He was surrounded by incompetence. Did he have to do everything himself?
    This assignment should have been a cakewalk. All they had to do was follow the Retribution to Seid II and rendezvous with Anders after Sims convinced him to pass on the laser. Seth’s secondary mission was to kill the two men. A little revenge from the Royalists to show that the Alliance wasn’t as strong as people thought. And a little payback for himself.
    “They’re not in the general vicinity, Commander.”
    “Put out the notice for Anders’ arrest. Make sure you note that he kidnapped an Alliance officer. They’re out there somewhere, and I want to know where.”
    “Yes, sir.”
    Seth calmed himself. He knew the Retribution had to dock on Seid II. There was no way either of those men would let a planet killer stay out in the open. They were too honourable.
      At least, he knew Anders would never forgive Sims. Seth had made sure of that. He’d delighted in keeping the two apart and relished watching the vids of the hardship Anders had gone though on DI.
    They both deserved everything he could dish out, and they probably didn’t even know why. He’d fix that. Before this ended, they would know Seth Davidson.

Chapter Five
     
     
     
    Rave awoke wrapped in warmth. His mind still fuzzy from the alcohol, he didn’t think anything of it. Someone nuzzled the back of his neck, and he wiggled his ass to get comfortable. He brushed against something hard, and a moan sounded behind him. He moved again.
    “Keep that up, and I’ll be balls deep inside you before either of us can blink.”
    Rave stopped moving and held his breath.
    The arms around him squeezed tight. He’d dreamt of times like these, but in the bright glow of day, he was always hard and alone. Rave opened his eyes, expecting more disappointment, but when he looked down, two strong arms were draped across his chest.
    Not a dream. Fuck.
    For the first time in a long time, he was unsure of what he should do. As much as he wanted to sink into Kain’s arms, his mind told him not to. While he fought with himself, Kain’s hands began to wander down his body. Rave closed his eyes, savouring the feel of his lover’s hands once again.
    Then he resigned himself to do what he had to do.
    He couldn’t go through Kain breaking his heart or leaving him again. Rave still loved Kain , but he couldn’t trust him. Not yet. Rave needed more than the man’s word. He wanted proof.
    The resolve to move away from Kain almost left him when his lover grasped his cock. Rave’s dick didn’t care about deception. It loved the familiar feel of Kain’s hands pumping it. He groaned, but shoved Kain away from him and jumped out of the bed.
    “What are you doing here, Kain ?”
    He kept his back to the bed, afraid of what he would see if he turned around. Rave’s imagination worked overtime as he pictured Kain , the way he’d looked before