There is no way you could have lost him. We tagged his person.” The serenity of Larrison Walker’s voice masked the inner anger. There was no need to show his rage to those beneath him. He could kill them all on a whim. And generally did.“I’m sorry, Mr Walker, but the signal is gone.”“Get the backup on line and find Dr d’Ado. I want the man alive. Find out who fired on his pod in the first place, and I want a report on the ship that took him in. That man is more valuable than all of you put together. Do you understand?”The lackey visibly swallowed before answering, “Yes, sir. We understand.”He was sure they did. Larrison didn’t suffer fools. They died under his hand. Only an idiot would double cross him. Generally, he tried to avoid hiring buffoons, but it looked like this latest batch might be a waste. Oh well. He would take what he could get from them. As soon as they found Zander again he would ‘dismiss’ the entire crew. There were always greedy people out there who would do what he wanted and not ask questions.
