Jupiter Storm (Jupiter Winds series Book 2) by C. J. Darlington

Author:C. J. Darlington [Darlington, C. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mountainview Books, LLC
Published: 2016-09-30T22:00:00+00:00

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Grey gave Rin a leg up onto Trif’s back then hoisted herself onto Tram. They had no saddles and only the zorses’ halters and reins they’d fashioned out of rope, but it wasn’t the first time they’d ridden that way. Grey patted Tram’s neck.

“I missed you, boy,” Grey whispered.

“Feels good to be riding, doesn’t it?” Rin said.

“Almost like home.”

“Except for that.” Rin pointed at the sky and then at the ominous fog in the distance. “And that.”

Grey chuckled. Somehow the zorses had survived the flight with little more than a few scratches, but she could feel Tram’s energy pulsing underneath her. If they had been home she might’ve challenged Rin to a race, something the zorses loved as much as they did.

But this was no game, and if Grey was honest with herself, she felt more than a little apprehension over the whole plan.

“Got room for two?”

Grey twisted around to see Paul Alvarez making his way toward her. She started to dismount Tram, but he held up his hand.

“Joking,” he said with a pained smile, and Grey was surprised at the relief she felt that he was up on his own two feet. When she’d first seen him laid out unconscious, she thought he was dead.

The Jeep’s engine growled to life behind them. Lieutenant Johansson was driving with Dana Yurkutz sitting beside her. Every spare inch of the Jeep was loaded down with what they could salvage from the ship.

“You really should be riding with them,” Grey jerked her thumb toward the vehicle.

“Not the first time I got knocked in the head,” Paul said, tapping his forehead. “Fresh air’s what I need, though it’s debatable there is any around here.”

Commander March sent off a whistle, and all eyes turned toward her.

“You all know our mission,” she said in a loud voice. “Stick together, and pace yourselves. We’ll get as far as we can and make camp at nightfall. Lieutenant Johansson will lead us. Any questions?”

When no one spoke up, Mrs. March pointed forward and waved the Jeep on. They had five blueflare rifles and three violetflare handguns to defend themselves against anything they faced. Grey had one of the violetflares holstered to her belt. The rest were dispersed between Mrs. March, Sergeant Lennox, Lieutenant Johansson, Mom, Dad, and two civilians.

“I’ll see you around,” Paul said with a salute and began walking with the others behind the Jeep.

Grey and Rin would bring up the rear on the zorses.

“It’s beautiful in its own way,” Rin said.

Grey watched the Jeep bump and rock across the terrain as she replayed her conversation with Johansson. The lieutenant had warned her to watch herself. Did she know about the mole too? Grey tried to assess every person in their company, checking off Mrs. March and her parents as definite Yien loyalists. There was no way they’d betray her or anyone else.

But a snippet of doubt slipped into her mind, and she hated herself for thinking it. Did she really know her parents anymore? What

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