Chapter 21: Wren Lands a Blow
Somewhere, a tally sheet tracking 'Times Val Was Genuinely Surprised' just got a new mark. And Wren faces the horrifying truth: bantering with him might be a little bit fun. Fuck.
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The wrench she'd brought as a potential weapon lay uselessly at her feet. Wren focused on it until her vision began to blur, anything to distract from the footsteps coming up the ramp. Then Val's boots appeared, and he bent, retrieving the wrench with a smirk and a questioning lift of his eyebrow.
She suddenly felt silly for the effort she'd gone to—the clothes, her hair, the wrench—but how the hell was she supposed to know that the refuel would go off without a hitch?
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