the hell is that?”
Dallas frowned. “That’s what we’d like to know. And we need to get inside. We’re working on alternative solutions, but you’re the only person who might be able find us a way in and help us uncover whoever is attacking these colonies and why.”
Renna leaned forward to study the pictures. “I can’t get into something with no opening. No matter how good I am. What makes you think there’s anything in there to begin with?”
“Aldani says there is. He’s developing the tools to help you get inside.” Dallas motioned to Keva to turn off the holovid. “Our next step is for Captain Finn’s team to take Myka and the particle destabilizer home to Aldani. Renna will work with the doctor to figure out the best way to get into the facility. Once we know what we’re up against, we can figure out a way to stop the people behind these attacks.”
He paused, letting his gaze drift over the team. “I know some of you are not happy with my team selection. I assure you that each of you has been handpicked for your exceptional skills. You all know what is at stake here and what needs to be done. I trust you’ll do whatever it takes to ensure the end result.”
Keva jumped to her feet and saluted. “We are honored to be part of this mission, sir!”
Dallas saluted back.
And then the earth trembled as an explosion rocked the room.
SEVEN
“What the hell was that?” Dallas demanded into his communicator. His face blanched at whatever he heard, and he steadied himself on the back of a chair. The rest of the team watched him, too well trained to question him.
Renna had no such qualms. “What was it? Felt like we were hit with a bomb.”
“We were.” He ran an unsteady hand through his hair and started barking orders into his communicator unit. “Send Spec Ops 7 to intercept. We need men on the ground now! Get the cruisers into the air.” He whirled on his heel. “Keva, get the boy and meet us on the ship. The rest of you move. Now.”
The crew raced from the room in a thunder of boots and shouted orders. Renna turned to follow, but Dallas stopped her with a raised hand. He paced the room twice, shouting orders into his comm unit, before he turned back to her. “Okay. Follow me, Renna. I know you haven’t had time to ask questions. What else do you need to know for this job?”
She expected the facility to be chaotic and crazy, but the workers still sat at their stations in the command center, speaking softly into their headpieces, moving things around on their holovids. She assumed those moving pieces were ships or people, but it was hard to tell as she and Dallas hurried past. He called out a steady stream of orders as they exited the room and headed down a hallway toward what she assumed was the hangar bay.
“How many troops?” Renna asked when Dallas was done issuing orders.
“Ours or theirs?”
Despite herself, she was beginning to like the major. “Let’s start with theirs.”
“Two destroyers have been spotted attacking the Warehouse District. It’s gone. Everything is gone.” He swallowed, his eyes flashing before he brought himself under control. “They’re moving north through the city, looking for…whatever they’ve come to find.” His hands clenched at his sides. “But how did they know? It’s like they launched their attack as soon as we sent in Finn’s team to rescue you and the boy. It doesn’t make any sense.”
Renna swallowed. There was only one thing she could think of that made sense if that was true, and it meant MYTH might have a leak. But Dallas’s pale face made her hold her tongue.
Instead she asked, “What are our troops doing? Where are they focusing the attack?” She pushed aside the thought of Boyd, her fence and the closest thing she’d had to a friend. His apartment wasn’t too far from the Warehouse District. He always said it paid to be close to work.
Her stomach ached, but she focused on Dallas’s next words.
“We’ve
Dallas frowned. “That’s what we’d like to know. And we need to get inside. We’re working on alternative solutions, but you’re the only person who might be able find us a way in and help us uncover whoever is attacking these colonies and why.”
Renna leaned forward to study the pictures. “I can’t get into something with no opening. No matter how good I am. What makes you think there’s anything in there to begin with?”
“Aldani says there is. He’s developing the tools to help you get inside.” Dallas motioned to Keva to turn off the holovid. “Our next step is for Captain Finn’s team to take Myka and the particle destabilizer home to Aldani. Renna will work with the doctor to figure out the best way to get into the facility. Once we know what we’re up against, we can figure out a way to stop the people behind these attacks.”
He paused, letting his gaze drift over the team. “I know some of you are not happy with my team selection. I assure you that each of you has been handpicked for your exceptional skills. You all know what is at stake here and what needs to be done. I trust you’ll do whatever it takes to ensure the end result.”
Keva jumped to her feet and saluted. “We are honored to be part of this mission, sir!”
Dallas saluted back.
And then the earth trembled as an explosion rocked the room.
SEVEN
“What the hell was that?” Dallas demanded into his communicator. His face blanched at whatever he heard, and he steadied himself on the back of a chair. The rest of the team watched him, too well trained to question him.
Renna had no such qualms. “What was it? Felt like we were hit with a bomb.”
“We were.” He ran an unsteady hand through his hair and started barking orders into his communicator unit. “Send Spec Ops 7 to intercept. We need men on the ground now! Get the cruisers into the air.” He whirled on his heel. “Keva, get the boy and meet us on the ship. The rest of you move. Now.”
The crew raced from the room in a thunder of boots and shouted orders. Renna turned to follow, but Dallas stopped her with a raised hand. He paced the room twice, shouting orders into his comm unit, before he turned back to her. “Okay. Follow me, Renna. I know you haven’t had time to ask questions. What else do you need to know for this job?”
She expected the facility to be chaotic and crazy, but the workers still sat at their stations in the command center, speaking softly into their headpieces, moving things around on their holovids. She assumed those moving pieces were ships or people, but it was hard to tell as she and Dallas hurried past. He called out a steady stream of orders as they exited the room and headed down a hallway toward what she assumed was the hangar bay.
“How many troops?” Renna asked when Dallas was done issuing orders.
“Ours or theirs?”
Despite herself, she was beginning to like the major. “Let’s start with theirs.”
“Two destroyers have been spotted attacking the Warehouse District. It’s gone. Everything is gone.” He swallowed, his eyes flashing before he brought himself under control. “They’re moving north through the city, looking for…whatever they’ve come to find.” His hands clenched at his sides. “But how did they know? It’s like they launched their attack as soon as we sent in Finn’s team to rescue you and the boy. It doesn’t make any sense.”
Renna swallowed. There was only one thing she could think of that made sense if that was true, and it meant MYTH might have a leak. But Dallas’s pale face made her hold her tongue.
Instead she asked, “What are our troops doing? Where are they focusing the attack?” She pushed aside the thought of Boyd, her fence and the closest thing she’d had to a friend. His apartment wasn’t too far from the Warehouse District. He always said it paid to be close to work.
Her stomach ached, but she focused on Dallas’s next words.
“We’ve
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