Читать книгу Scrapper - - Страница 6

Hunter took his time finding Serena. When he approached her, she was sitting in the captain’s seat on the bridge and watching the stars outside – silent and distant.

«Can I join you?» Hunter asked, feeling conflicted if he should even be there or not.

«You’re free to roam the ship, Hunter. Whether you want my company or not is entirely up to you.» Serena replied, sounding different than on the day before.

She felt more confident, more collected, stronger and… more lost than when he met her. The man sat down on the first pilot’s seat and took a few moments to gather his thoughts, deciding on what to talk about with the woman, who went through so much and he knew nothing about.

«I’m sorry.» Hunter finally said, turning to look at Serena.

He noticed her frown and meet his gaze.

«What are you sorry for?» she asked, her tone indifferent, but hiding a hint of aching somewhere deep inside.

«I should have stopped him. Pher is an asshole.»

Serena smirked, and Hunter noted how her eyes softened.

«Don’t be sorry for someone else’s stupidity. I saw Cipher stopping you. He did the right thing.» the woman answered. «If you’d interfere, you could have been caught in the moment and punched as well.»

«Can I ask… how is it that yesterday you were so frail, and today…»

«Muscle memory.» Serena chuckled. «Though, I must admit, I am in no condition to fight a Laithorian right now. I’m a disgrace to my family name.»