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

“You’re becoming a liability.” Jane circled around him, eyes blazing with mad rage. “Tell me, what should I do with you?”


“I don’t know, miss,” Libs said, eyes downcast. How could he advise anyone when he couldn’t even decide what to do himself?


“You can start by confessing what you’ve done wrong!” Jane spun around to point an accusing finger straight at his face.


“You can’t even say it! Pathetic.” Jane turned to lean both hands against her desk, still miraculously intact, despite her anger. Maybe she was saving it all for him.


“I’ll give you one more chance, Liberty, just one more, and after that there will be no more mercy from me.” She didn’t so much as glance in his direction as she spoke, her back rigid under her red jacket. “I suspect that whatever this Ranger’s report is going to be, it will cause more Rangers to come this way. In order to keep him from sending it, we need to sabotage his ship.”


Chapter 36