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She recognized this feeling. They’d just entered an atmosphere.
“I think we’re landing. But there’s no way we’re at Aton Station yet,” Tahra said. “And the ship feels out of control.”
The first moment of impact sent Delaney flying into Tahra. The two held onto each other throughout the rest of the turbulence. Then everything went quiet.
Gritarr stormed into the room, his uniform half on and half off. He unlocked their cell and grabbed Delaney by the arm. His two guards went for Tahra.
He marched the women out of the ship. The freezing cold hit Delaney’s skin, and she shivered. They’d landed in a frozen wasteland. There was nothing here but ice. Vast fields and mountains of ice.
Her breath threatened to freeze in her lungs when she inhaled. A gust of wind hit her, and she thought her fingers and face were going to fall off. Even her eyeballs felt like they were going to freeze solid.
Her heart leaped when two ships landed in front of them. TheRevenge! And another ship she didn’t recognize. The hatch opened, and Ulrek stepped out, the rest of his crew behind him.
Gritarr held her and Tahra out in front of him like a shield. “Why, if it isn’t the traitor Ulrek. How kind of you to join us.”
“You’re the traitor, Gritarr. You tried to murder me in exchange for my ship,” Ulrek said calmly.
“I was loyal to the Dominion. Always. That ship should have been mine.Ishould have been captain.” Gritarr’s hands tightened on Delaney’s shoulders painfully. “I worked just as hard as you. We did all those missions together. But it was alwaysyouwho got the promotions,youwho got the ship,youwho got the gifts. Because you were Ulren’s son.I was nobody.”
“Everything I received I shared with you and Tuhror!” The words came out as a roar.
“What about this female? Will you share her too? You’ve always had a thing for humans, haven’t you. A half-human crew.” Gritarr cackled. “Goodness, how ridiculous. You have stooped low. But I must admit, the females are quite…fun.”
The ass-wipe licked her, and Delaney instinctively bit his tongue.
He snarled and shoved Delaney down to the freezing ice. A guard came to pick her up.
“Delaney!” Ulrek roared, but Tuhror held him back.
“Oho! You seem particularly attached to this one.” Gritarr laughed. “Did you get sucked into a mating bond with an inferior human? That’s priceless.” Then he grabbed Tahra. “Tell me, Tuhror, how does it feel knowing you’ll always live in Ulrek’s shadow?”
“Hurt her, and you will cease to live.” Tuhror looked ready to burst into bloodlust.
“I wish I had been there to see your face when your beloved mother disowned you, Ulrek.” Gritarr continued baiting them.
Ulrek growled.
Then the guard holding Delaney went limp. He fell to the ground, taking her with him. The other guard fell too, a perfectly circular hole bleeding red in the middle of his forehead before the blood instantly froze on his skin.
Snipers!
All hell broke loose. Ulrek charged at them, his fangs elongating and his jaw unhinging. He pounced on Gritarr just as he changed as well. They fought viciously.
Delaney struggled to get out of the dead guard’s hold, but his arms were locked around her. Tahra helped, finally extricating her from his grip.
They looked around at the chaos. There were claws and fangs everywhere, and the sounds of battle filled the air. The two sides’ uniforms were so similar that Delaney couldn’t even tell who was friend and who was foe. Tahra pulled her toward theRevenge.
Suddenly, Gritarr was right in front of them. He aimed a blaster at Delaney.
“If I can’t get what I want, then Ulrek will live without his mate.”
He pulled the trigger.
Chapter 27
Delaney
Delaney paced the room, her worry spiraling out of control.
