Chapter Six
ON THE SECOND MORNING of their journey, Max looked across his room to Inrit’s empty bunk. They’d left Nina Station nearly thirty hours ago, and he hadn’t seen her since the launch. As an engineer, she had to be busy, but as the hours ticked by, he became more and more convinced that she was avoiding him.
He could take a hint, and it was probably for the best. Max didn’t know what he’d say to her. He’d been catapulted into the deep end of a relationship with a woman he barely knew—didn’t know at all, really. Of course, she probably had a lot of work she needed to be doing. Unlike him.
Morvellan hadn’t spoken to Max since showing him to his room. Whether that was by coincidence or design, Max wasn’t sure. He knew the captain didn’t like him, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t
