CHAPTER THREE
Raia guided the cargo skid back down the corridor. At the intersection, she retraced her steps. She was almost to the end when a lift opened and a large group of Marastin Dow personnel stepped out. Her heart sank when she saw the man in the lead.
The black uniform distinguished him as a high-ranking member of the military. A shiver ran through her when she saw the coldness in the man’s eyes and recognized him from her research—Field General Reynar Maradash. He was a man who enjoyed causing pain and suffering to others. His presence caused a far different experience than what had held her in stunned silence when she first gazed into Behr De’Mar’s eyes.
Raia halted the skid as close to the wall as it would go and pressed her back against the cold, hard surface. She instincti
