S. A. Lusher
ASIN: B004YTI348
Publisher: Dark Nexus Fiction
Pages: 39
Hauling cargo across the immense distances between stars isn't a bad way to live your life. Especially if all you have to pay is yourself and the only company you have is an artificial intelligence. For Jared Collins, this is life: simple, relaxed and, above all, free.
But his regular routine of laid-back freedom is brought to a halt after dropping off a load of cargo at an isolated military outpost in a backwater system. When his AI picks up a distress call from a slowly decaying orbit around the local star, Jared finds himself unable to turn down investigating this mystery.
As he gets onboard, he is confronted with a life-altering revelation...