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Despite his efforts to appear calm Drake was a knot of tension as they approached the bottleneck jump point. If someone had tracked them, the Crimson Dragon or anyone else, then this would be the place for an ambush. Anything could be waiting on the far side and his crew would be starblind while any trap was sprung.
They reached the jump point without incident but that meant nothing. Sonia turned to look at Drake, an eyebrow raised.
“Well, it’s a trap or it isn’t,” said Drake, trying to keep his nerves out of his voice. “Let’s find out which is the case. Take us through.”
“Aye, Captain.”
The long moment of jump passed… and the only sound was the gentle tone indicating no other ships in the vicinity. Drake heard people letting out the breaths they’d been holding and was careful
