Draekon Pirate: A SciFi Dragon Shifter Romance: Rebel Force by Zander Lili & Savino Lee

Author:Zander, Lili & Savino, Lee
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-23T16:00:00+00:00

We land in Avela without incident, touching down in a busy spaceport on the outskirts of Vanait. The first time we were on a mission, I’d asked Thel why we didn’t land somewhere more remote, and he’d smiled at my naiveté. “The best way to hide is in a crowd, Diana,” he’d said.

He’s right. Nobody has time to look too closely at us, or to scrutinize the fake identity we use for the Mahala. We’re cleared to land in record time.

Less than an hour later, we pull up at the industrial complex. I hold my breath as Ganni punches in Soren’s code, prepared for all hell to break loose. But the hacker knows what he’s doing. The gates slide open, and we’re through.

“Thirty minutes,” I bark. “Set your timer.”

Ganni studies her screen. “The skimmers are ready and waiting, Chief Officer.”

“Good job. Okay, let’s do this.”

Our skimmer pulls up outside the laboratory. Azeer holds up a codebreaker to the lock. A minute later, the mechanism disengages. Success. The door slides open, and we enter.

Twenty-eight minutes on the timer.

I told Maz to prepare for scenes of torture. But I should have given myself the same advice.

Lisa and I didn’t spend very long in the Zorahn scientists’ clutches. A week, maybe ten days? I thought I’d escaped without damage. But the second I breathe in that chemical-tinged air, it all comes back to me, and I halt dead in my tracks. My knees turn to water, and my feet refuse to move forward.

“Chief Officer?” Azeer is right next to me. He locks his hand on my elbow, propping me up. “It’s okay. We have time.”

I look around, and bile fills my mouth. The intel was right; there are sixty Draekons here. They’re held in cages, one stacked on top of the other. The stink of pee and shit and fear fill the air. Several of them have open, festering wounds. Most of them are unconscious. A couple of them stare at us with blank eyes.

Oh God. I knew it would be bad. I wasn’t prepared for this.

“Chief Officer,” Azeer repeats. This time, his voice cracks like a whip. “You are the Second-in-Command of the Mahala, the most glorious pirate ship in Ekton history. Pull yourself together.”

His words penetrate my fog of horror. I take a deep breath and regret it almost immediately as the scents of the lab mount a fresh assault on my senses. “I’m fine.”

“Good.” He doesn’t smile, but his gaze softens somewhat. “Krep, Ganni, Maz. You have sedatives, yes? Use them. Come on, let’s go. Get them loaded.”

Zabek isn’t anywhere to be seen. Before I can call for him, he emerges from a back room, dragging a man with him. “The scientist,” he snaps. “If you can call him that.”

Danax reeks of booze and apathy. “Who are you?” he asks blearily. “What do you want? Did the Council send you?”

Zabek growls in frustration and backhands him, and the scientist goes flying to the floor.

I get the frustration; I’m feeling it too.

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