Chapter Fifty
Jia slipped under the covers next to Erik.
They would arrive at the jumpship in less than twelve hours. A day after that, they’d be back in the Solar System. The destruction and death on Chiron felt distant, like a past life.
That sensation was becoming common after major operations. Even after the revelation of the Hunter artifacts, the whole experience seemed like an exotic vacation that just happened to involve laser rifles and missile launchers.
The feeling was perhaps a bit twisted, but she didn’t care.
Her gaze flicked to his missing arm. She respected his decision not to grow a replacement, but she would never understand it.
Erik’s superstitions had carried him forward for decades, including the relatively recent addition of the arm, and if he’d rather wait for a
