MegaC

Avery Asteria was far from having anyone's dream job. Family circumstances had him drop out of school and flying around the expanse of space looking for treasure among the discarded trash in an old ship his father had been restoring. It was far from glamorous work, but it was all he could do to earn the money he needed. 

He was not the only one looking for fortune among the stars, though. One day a score that looked too good to be true led to a run in with a band of pirates. With some quick wits and a bit of luck, Avery managed to escape the worst, but he ended up missing out on collecting the valuable salvage he had his sights on.

Having lost a large chunk of his gear in his flight from the pirates, Avery seemed to be truly at the end of his rope. However, a twist of fate led him to discovering an experimental vessel that had been lost to the far reaches of space.

With this new ship in his possession, his prospects were looking up. It had everything and more than what any spacefarer could want. And Avery was going to use it to become the leader of the greatest band of mercenaries in the galaxy.

Path to Becoming the Greatest Space Mercenary

Upon waking up, Avery felt more refreshed than usual. And not simply because of his new high-quality bedding.

Nestled up next to him, Jasmine was softly snoring. She was in a truly deep sleep still and looked quite peaceful.

It brought a smile to Avery's face and seeing her like this made him glad that he allowed her onboard his ship. She had helped him several times since he lucked into finding the Dauntless, and he was certain that she would continue to do so.

'My mom's probably going to kill me though.' Avery thought, dreading meeting with his parents later in the day.

Just recently he had introduced Kasandra to them as his girlfriend, and now he was bringing another girl along that he had relations with.

There were no strict laws in the Alliance against having more than one romantic partner and plenty of men and women did. Especially certain races that had a long-standing culture of doing so.

Chapter 92 Saying Goodbye