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the crowd. “We’ll get you out of this.”
    He had no idea what that meant, but if Kitty was on to him, she had to be suspicious of Keva, too. He shook his head. “Don’t do anything stupid,” he ordered as they dragged him away.

CHAPTER 9
    Keva watched the guards haul Viktis off to the security office, her heart thundering like a runaway horse. She’d watched Kitty’s expression during the whole thing and there was no doubt that the woman was behind all of this. And if she’d figured out who Viktis was, it was a good bet she already had Captain Finn.
    Now she had two men to rescue.
    Before anyone could notice she’d stayed behind rather than follow her employer to his cell, she slipped into the crowds. Stopping behind a potted palm tree, she pulled up her watch tablet and quickly checked her messages.
    Her stomach clenched. There was one from Captain Finn. How had she missed that earlier? He sounded rushed, his voice muffled like he was talking softly to not be overheard. But his words sent a shiver of fear down her spine. . He’d followed Kitty down some hallway in the hotel lobby.
    Keva sprinted toward the area he’d specified and scanned for the door near the palm tree.
    There !
    She rattled the doorknob but it was locked. Dammit. She did not have time for this. She pulled her small pistol from the holster around her thigh and switched it to silent mode. But when she fired a shot at the lock, the low bang still echoed around the lobby. Everyone stopped dead, staring at her.
    She waved and smiled. “Sorry, stiff lock, pay no attention,” she called before darting through the door. She’d only have a few minutes before someone alerted Kitty. She needed to find the captain and get him the hell out of here so they could put an end to this. Viktis’s plan was still in motion and it would blow up spectacularly if they weren’t there.
    She raced down the hallway, throwing open the doors that dotted either side. They were devoid of any life, just storage rooms full of chairs and boxes. And then she spotted the double doors at the end of the hall. That had to be it.
    Normally, she’d take her time and try to scope out the scene, her MYTH training screaming at her to be cautious. But with the adrenaline pumping through her and fear churning her insides, she kicked open the doors, gun sweeping the space.
    She was almost disappointed to find it empty of Kitty’s goons.
    Keva did a quick circuit of the space, skirting the large, glass table and spending a few extra seconds on the gorgeous swords displayed on the wall. Early Kriss era, Priell ultrasteel if she wasn’t mistaken. But she didn’t have time to study the antiques. A desk sat against the far wall and she headed directly for it. Kitty was too smart to leave information lying around, but maybe there was some sort of clue. Anything that would lead her to Captain Finn.
    She yanked open the top drawer, but it was empty, save for a few sheets of paper. The next was bare, too. But when she pulled open the bottom drawer, Keva gasped.
    The captain’s gun. She’d recognize the MYTH-issued blaster anywhere. It was the same one she carried herself.
    Kitty definitely had him, but where? More importantly, was he even still alive?
    Her gut twisted, and for a moment, Keva thought she’d be sick. Taking a deep breath, she threw her shoulders back. She couldn’t think like that.
    Keva set the captain’s gun down on the desk and started to rifle through the tablets and papers that were scattered about. She shifted a stack of what looked like receipts – she didn’t want to know for what – and spotted a small remote control.
    Head tilted, she stared at it, a memory niggling at her mind. She’d seen something like this once, during basic. Carefully she picked it up and studied the six small buttons. They were all different colors, each with a different icon. Like a sudden flash of light in the darkness, everything connected in a burst of memory.
    This was for a