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

“It doesn’t hurt, does it?” Rory asked anxiously, his finger ceasing its motion.


“No,” Libs replied, voice catching.


Rory raised Liberty’s wrist to his mouth. Libs shot him a surprised glance, and Rory’s eyes caught his, asking Libs to trust him. Libs let him pull his wrist closer, felt the warmth of Rory’s breath on his skin as he exhaled. The gentle press of Rory’s mouth to his skin tore a gasp from Libs’ throat.


“What are you doing?” he asked, shivering as his wrist tingled.


Libs laughed shakily, feeling fragile, as if a breeze would shatter him. “You can’t fix me.”


“You never know till you try.” Rory tangled a hand in the hair behind Liberty’s ear. He smiled, and Libs wondered what kind of expression was on his own face.


Chapter 52