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Ryker marched through the Formidable’s empty halls, the reason for the late-night summons plaguing her mind. Braddock had been brief in his call, the incoming transmission waking her from broken sleep.
She thought of Austin. She knew he had visited the ship’s counselor several times over the past months. You couldn’t hide many things on a ship, but she hoped the counselor visits hadn’t been because of anything she had done. Surely, he understood why they had to put their relationship on hold. It simply couldn’t work while they were on tour.
Perhaps his appointments with the counselor were about the nightmares he mentioned during their leave on Oma? She knew the ordeal had taken a greater toll on him than anyone else understood. Instead, the other Star Runners whispered about the heroi
