Annihilation! (Outcast Starship Book 1) by Joshua James & Daniel Young

Author:Joshua James & Daniel Young
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2020-05-20T06:00:00+00:00

TWENTY

ELI STARED into the cockpit at the destruction waiting for him. Tim went from one body to another, checking everyone. He shone a light into Yasha’s eyes and listened to her lungs.

Tim patted Waylon down. The big man leaned against the bulkhead and wiped blood off his mouth with his shirt sleeve. He shoved Tim away. “I’m fine. Leave me alone.”

The doctor turned to River. “Are you hurt anywhere, River?”

She rubbed her side. “I’m banged up, but I’m okay.”

Tim walked around the pilot’s station and stopped. He stared down at the floor without moving. Eli swallowed hard, watching him.

Tim crouched down. Eli slipped forward to see him kneeling over Quinn. Her blonde hair covered her face; she was lying on her stomach across the cockpit wall. She didn’t move when Tim touched her. He grasped her behind the neck exactly the way Eli had grabbed Yasha. Eli experienced a moment of déjà vu when her memories rushed into his mind, but he didn’t lose his awareness again.

Tim supported Quinn’s head with one hand and pulled her over with his other. He turned her onto her back and laid her down. The instant Eli laid eyes on his daughter, the bottom fell out from under his feet. A million tiny pinpricks dotted her face.

Quinn stared up at Tim through pools of blood clouding her eyes. The whites glowed with bright red blood trapped beneath the surface. A harsh line of red cut across her lower jaw. Everything below it stood out bright red. Above that line, all those microscopic blood blisters peppered her pink skin.

She sniffed, panting to catch her breath. As soon as she exhaled, a trickle of blood ran out of her nose. It streaked down her cheek and dripped past her ear. Her gaze darted around Tim’s face.

Eli caught a fleeting glimpse of Tim’s stricken expression, and his world crumbled. If Quinn’s appearance didn’t tell him everything, Tim’s features confirmed it. “You’re gonna be okay, baby,” he stammered. “We can fix this.”

Quinn turned away. Her gaze scanned the cockpit. She looked at Jood standing by the command console, and then she spotted Eli. Just for a second, he didn’t think he could do this. He’d said and done so much that he regretted. And now, to stand by and watch her die? That was impossible.

“Dad,” she rasped.

All his defenses crumbled, and Eli sank to his knees at her side. “I’m here, sweetheart. I’m right here.”

He lifted her gently off the floor and felt blood on her back. His fingers swam in it, but he ignored that. What did that mean in the grand scheme of things? His only daughter’s body hung limp and dead in his arms, but he hugged her to him. He bent down and kissed her bloodstained forehead.

“Dad...” Those blood-red eyes staring up at him didn’t look like hers. This blob of destroyed flesh couldn’t possibly be his beloved child. “Dad...”

“I’m here. I’ll always be here.”

“Dad...” She gulped again. “Go to Earth.”

He stiffened and started to shake his head.

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