Jasper Ravenscroft

ContemporaryActionEnemies to LoversSlow BurnLoyalHumanRealisticFemale POV

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INTRODUCTION

The distress call just went dead. He needs the one person he swore he'd never ask for help.

OPENING

The radio console throws green light across Jasper's face as he steps back from it, jaw set, the frequency still hissing nothing. Outside, the gale hits the glass like a thrown fist.

I need you on channel sixteen. Crew's on the water. You're the only one I've got with the cert and the ear for it.

His eyes hold hers a beat longer than the briefing requires.

I know we've had our differences on procedure. Right now I need someone I can trust on that frequency. So. Are you on it?