“I still find it hard to believe that any of you survived that ordeal,” she said. “Did you know the fleet was under orders to destroy your ship on sight? If they hadn’t seen your pilot attacking the battlecruiser, they would have done so.”
“Yeah, he probably saved all our lives.”
“And there’s you, making a stand against thirty mutineers.” She shook her head in apparent amazement. “Someone’s bound to make a holofeature.”
“How would they end it?” he asked.
She pursed her lips together tightly. “Probably happier than I will. Your pardon has been rejected. Regardless of your reasoning, you did assault an admiral and threaten his life. However, you can be allowed to serve the remainder of your sentence here under house arrest.”
“Would I be free to roam the base?”
“I’m sure we could work something out with the C.O. In a couple of years, I might be able to get you a pardon and perhaps even command of a destroyer.”
“What about my officers? What happens to them?”
“They’ll be fine. Your success has guaranteed that the P.A.V. program will survive for a long time.”
Steiner turned back and watched Mason for a few seconds. “Can I remain captain of the Marauder?”
Suzanne eyed him incredulously. “After the hell you went through, you want to go back?”
“My friends risked their lives for me. I want to repay the favor.”
She shrugged. “I guess so, if that’s what you want.”
“We can discuss the rest of the details over dinner, if you’re interested.”
She smiled. “I might be able to squeeze in dinner with a war hero.”
In the front of the assembly, Mason finished his story. “The Separatist Empire should have known better than to tangle with the crew of the P.A.V. Marauder.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael Bowers lives in Southern California. You can visit him at [http://www.prisonshipbook.com] www.prisonshipbook.com.
Table of Contents
Copyright Page
Dedication
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 20
CHAPTER 21
CHAPTER 22
CHAPTER 23
CHAPTER 24
CHAPTER 25
CHAPTER 26
CHAPTER 27
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