Defender

By Viola Grace

Scotia enjoys blowing things up for a living. As telekinetic munitions specialist, she is assigned to blow up the Ikanni station. There is only one problem. She needs to cut off the system defences before she blows it, and there is no way to get inside with the place crawling with Raiders. She needs the code, and the only person who has it is down on Ikanni.

Bael Alder Whiccan was looking at the stars when the streak of light met the crashing and damaged shuttle halfway. He finds the woman at the crash and takes her to the only other one of her kind that he has ever met. Once she is up and around, the impulse to take her becomes a compulsion that he can no longer resist.

• Language: English
• Publisher: eXtasy Books Inc
• Release date: Mar 13, 2013
• ISBN: 9781771114585

Viola Grace

Viola Grace (aka Zenina Masters) is a Canadian sci-fi/paranormal romance writer with ambitions to keep writing for the rest of her life. She specializes in short stories because the thrill of discovery, of all those firsts, is what keeps her writing.An artist who enjoys a story that catches you up, whirls you around and sets you down with a smile on your face is all she endeavours to be. She prefers to leave the drama to those who are better suited to it, she always goes for the cheap laugh.

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Dark elves, Raiders and a munitions specialist lead to a new life on a locked world and a hunt for a lost code.

Scotia enjoys blowing things up for a living. As telekinetic munitions specialist, she is assigned to blow up the Ikanni station. There is only one problem. She needs to cut off the system defences before she blows it, and there is no way to get inside with the place crawling with Raiders. She needs the code, and the only person who has it is down on Ikanni.

Bael Alder Whiccan was looking at the stars when the streak of light met the crashing and damaged shuttle halfway. He finds the woman at the crash and takes her to the only other one of her kind that he has ever met. Once she is up and around, the impulse to take her becomes a compulsion that he can no longer resist.

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Defender

Copyright © 2013 Viola Grace

ISBN: 978-1-77111-458-5

Cover art by Martine Jardin

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Defender

A Terran Times Tale

By

Viola Grace

Chapter One

Scotia Pickering was enjoying coffee, or what passed for it, with another one of her kind. Christiena Montague was snickering with amusement as they compared notes on their last assignment.

I swear, Teeny, I thought that the charge was never going to blow. Scotia smiled.

It took a while. I was shocked. Normally, your charges are faster than the speed of thought. Well, they are as fast as thought. Teeny sipped at her cup and sighed. One day, they will get the blend right. Until then, I will hope and pray for more contraband and a pot to boil for it.

Scotia laughed. It was the atmosphere, I swear it. I have never tried to start the explosion through a haze so thick before.

It was like pea soup, wasn’t it? Teeny shuddered, her red hair flipping around her features.

It always amazed Scotia that Teeny was so effective at her job as extraction specialist. It didn’t seem like the diminutive redhead would be capable of strong-arming young fugitives off their holiday worlds. Even for rich aliens, a youngster out past curfew meant they had to take steps. Teeny had peeled youngsters off thirty-two pleasure planets in the last five years. It had been funny that she ran into Scotia on her last assignment.

I wish they would post more Terrans together. Teeny sighed wistfully.

You know why they don’t. One greedy bastard and we become targets. Scotia sipped at her make-believe coffee.

I wish I could get one of those tattoos. Teeny sighed again. I wish a lot of things.

Scotia tried to perk up. So, where are you off to this time?

Teeny stretched. I am going on vacation! There is a great beach world with thick jungles and the feel of Hawaii. I have a month of sun, sand and tanning. Well, burning in my case, but I don’t care. It will be lovely just to lie back and not think of anything.

Scotia felt envy. That sounds wonderful. I wish I could join you.

Where are you off to next? Teeny asked then winced. Sorry. I forgot.

Scotia specialized in demolition, destruction of items that the Alliance left behind and other species were trying to strip down for their own use. It was her job to destroy what she could easily get a hold of without loss of life. She didn’t usually advertise where she was heading next.

Not a problem. I was just glad to be able to offer you a lift. Scotia winked. It’s so nice to see one of ours now and again.

Teeny lifted the pot and refilled her cup. I heartily concur. When do you depart?

The next rotation. I have to try to hit a slingshot to the jump point.

Teeny blinked. I rarely fly myself. A what?

Oh, to increase speed and save fuel, you skate your ship close to a star and let its orbit whip you around. The key is to pick the right moment to jet off, because if you miscalculate, you will continue around again, wasting the fuel you are trying to save. She grinned. I have more successes than screw-ups but not by much.

Teeny laughed. "I will wish you success and a