Liberty is a vampire living on a space station on the edge of civilization, a place where only those avoiding attention from the government tend to land. Libs spends his days working for the gangster who runs the place. He is somewhat content with his lot in life.<br><br>Riordan Dalheart is a Ranger working as a government enforcer, and he's been sent to the furthest reaches of the galaxy on a secret mission. Liberty is immediately suspicious of his motives. Whatever his mission, Rory's presence throws a wrench into the finely-tuned dynamics of the space station, as well as upsets the balance of Liberty's life.<br><br>What is Rory up to and why is he here? Liberty is determined to get to the bottom of this situation ... and so is the gangster he works for.

Rangers Over Regulus

“Not here, please,” the barkeeper said. “My table wouldn’t survive the encounter.”


The man walked back to the bar and started to unconcernedly clean a glass. Libs’ gaze swept the rest of the bar to find that most of the patrons were watching with a keen sense of trepidation. It seemed as if they expected an epic battle to break out, right in the middle of the Saloon. Then Libs looked down at a key—large, old, and brass—sitting in the middle of the table like a bizarre invitation to a mystery.


That’s when Libs realized it was a key to one of the rentable suites upstairs, which the barkeeper seldom gave out.


Chapter 22