CHAPTER SIX
SIX MONTHS AGO
The Kella was big, but that didn’t mean there were a ton of places for a romantic rendezvous. Not that this was a romantic rendezvous. All Kayleb had said was that he wanted to meet. And since the med bay seemed suddenly empty and lifeless without him, Tessa had jumped at the chance. She wished she could have told him to meet in her quarters, but she shared space with Symes and didn’t want an audience. Since Kayleb was bunked with his brother, he had a similar predicament.
But Tessa had been on the ship long enough to know her nooks and crannies. All the crew knew the perfect spots for quick hook ups and the subtle signs to use to mark a space as occupied. She’d never before even thought of stealing away into the passenger storage deck, but there was a perpetu
