Fugitives' Gamble (Galactic Heiress Book 3) by Wilhelmina Kirk

Author:Wilhelmina Kirk [Kirk, Wilhelmina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Magic & Mayhem Books
Published: 2020-11-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Montana dreamed of a bright sword, and its white glow burned so brightly that she had to shield her eyes from it. The sword swept over the galaxy, igniting planets, turning ships into flames. Terrified, Montana tried to call out, to warn someone, but all she could do was watch as the galaxy turned to dust. Humans, aliens, stars. All were lost.

Even the ground beneath Montana’s feet crumbled and fell away. Shocked, she floated in the dark void around her.

As she watched, the sword sliced through the last star in the galaxy, and the star went out, plunging the universe into darkness. Montana walked across the void toward the dead star, staring, unbelieving. Suddenly, thought, the sword lay at her feet, no longer bright but black like ash.

The captain bent down to touch it, and when her fingers brushed the wooden handle, the sword turned into a black metal staff.

“Captain,” Solaris said. Montana tried to pick up the staff to show him. To ask him what he thought it was.

“Captain.” Solaris’ voice drifted through Montana’s dreams.

“Yes?” she asked. She turned, expecting to find him behind her. But there was nothing but darkness.

“Captain?”

Montana woke with a start. She sat up, heart pounding, sweat soaking her body and clothing. “Did someone call me?” she asked.

“I did, Captain,” Solaris said over the comm. “We have a serious problem. You’re needed on the flight deck.”

“On my way,” Montana said, already tugging boots onto her feet. She grabbed her flight jacket and put it on over her pajamas. When she climbed into the cockpit a minute later, Solaris sat staring at a screen with a deep frown on his face.

“I really was sleeping this time,” Montana joked quietly.

Solaris nodded to her and pointed to the screen. “We’re being followed.”

Montana leaned over to peer at the display. A beeping dot indicated the SC Destiny, with waves parting around it to simulate their journey through hyperspace. “It looks normal. How do you know?”

Solaris pointed to the area behind the Destiny. Just before the waves met, something blipped on the screen as if they went around a bump.

“Those Unity Dark Fighters you told me about,” Montana said, fighting a cold chill of fear creeping up her spine. “The ones that were equipped to follow a ship into hyperspace…”

“We have one on our tail,” Solaris confirmed.

“Galaxy Wizards?”

“That would be my guess.”

Montana let out a long sigh and sat down in her chair across the aisle from Solaris. “Mother was right.”

“Looks like it.”

“She contacted us on purpose, Roote. She said she didn’t know who else to trust.”

Solaris nodded and looked over at Montana. “I guessed that. What do you want to do?”

“You’re the resident expert. What do you suggest?”

“I suggest moving forward with your mother’s plans for now. Since we don’t know what the Galaxy Wizards want from her, the best thing to do is not let on that we know they are following us. They may only be doing surveillance. If we expose them, it may prompt them to act.

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