Bondmate’s Intuition – Epilogue
Posted on April 21st, 2016 by T'Kirr

by T’Kirr as Brooke Zuriyev

Brooke’s thoughts were on Alexi Zuriyev, and try as she might, she could see no feasible way to find out what was going on with him. She needed his help with this mystery as he was always good at this kind of thing, but it wasn’t an option in this case. Reliving yesterday’s conversation with Ian and T’Kirr didn’t yield any clues, either. She blinked and sighed, realizing she hadn’t read a word of the document in front of her, and attempted to press the distracting personal thoughts out of her mind so she could concentrate on the PADD on her desk. Mitochondria ratio of an Andorian–yes, that’s right, she was referencing the medical database.

An alert from an incoming message on her computer caught her attention. Thinking it most likely a disgruntled request from an associate in Short Term Care wanting an update on the very case she was supposed to be working on, Brooke’s immediate response was to ignore it until she had something to give him. Groaning out loud, she instead accessed the message, chastising herself with a reminder that she should have had this to him an hour ago and should probably apologize to him.

The color drained from Brooke’s face as she read the message over a second, then third time. The shuttlecraft transporting Vice Admiral Ian Blackthorne and Captain T’Kirr had been in an accident. No survivors. The timing could not have been a coincidence, and she immediately knew that it was no accident. Staring at the screen in shock and disbelief, Brooke could only manage a whisper.

“I’ve killed them…”