Chapter 55

"Well, well, if it isn't Colonel Lester! I was wondering who it was. What's the matter? Can't sleep in the middle of the night, so you came to seduce my woman?" Herkoen spoke bluntly, a roguish grin on his face. Lester frowned at his words. "Your woman? Are you even sure about that?" "Heh, does the colonel have his eye on my woman now? But since you're interested, that only makes it even more imperative that I don't let you get what you want." Looking at the smug expression on Herkoen's face, Lester started to question how they had gotten in. There were plenty of border officers—it should have been impossible for them to enter unless someone had been turned. "As expected of the heir to the Renegade Coalition. You even managed to turn one of my people." "Thanks for the compliment, Colonel. Now, shall we settle the score for sleeping with my woman?" Though Herkoen still wore a smile, a terrifying psionic strength surged around him. "Sure. Let's settle everything at once. Setting