Ka'Cit's Haven (Riv’s Sanctuary #3)

Nia gripped the weapon in her hand.

Well, he was wrong.

She’d never felt more deadly than how she felt now and if one thing was clear, time wasn’t on her side.

She had to take the chance.

She’d only been able to send a message to Riv through the sat phone in the hover car before she’d sped away from Ka’Cit’s homestead.

She’d told them everything was all right. She didn’t need them worrying about her.

She wasn’t even worried about herself.

If this went south… Fuck.

But this was what you did for the people you loved.

Suddenly, you didn’t matter anymore.

She was fine with going into the enemy’s nest on her own. Just like he had done for her on more than one occasion.

Her heart ached.

Ka’Cit.

All she could feel inside was…anguish and rage.

It was dark now and the lights of the stalls on either side of the street played on her mask.

As she walked, she could feel her own power.

An alien bumped into her, took one look at her face—or, rather, the mask—and his six eyes widened.

His tried to scramble away when Nia pointed the gun at him.

He almost withered before her.

“You,” she said. “Where is the Scintex?”

The alien was trembling so hard, she didn’t know if he even understood what she was saying.

Six eyes blinked before a two-fingered hand pointed down a side street. “Straight th-that way.”

Nia lowered the gun and headed down in the direction she was pointed to.

It was different down this street.

She noticed immediately.

It was seedier and the air felt heavier.

The aliens were different too.

They seemed more brutish, more on the wrong side of the law, and that alone made her grip the handle of the blaster tighter.

They watched her, leaning on the side of the buildings, and Nia got the very real feeling that she’d just stepped into the ‘wrong side of town.’

There was a series of what looked like clubs on this side of the street and as she continued walking, it dawned on her that she had a very big problem.