Rystani Warrior 04 - The Quest by Susan Kearney

Author:Susan Kearney [Kearney, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-08-15T07:00:00+00:00

Angel’s face paled even further. “Even ships in orbit melted.”

“Who else but the Zin would give no warnings?” Kirek checked his data. “The disaster wasn’t natural, and no other race in the Federation possesses the kind of technology necessary to open a wormhole and heat up a planetary core until the crust melts.”

A drone flew over Zenon and sent back images. The great cities were no more than smoking slag heaps. Gigantic parks, precious art, a proud people, and their history had been wiped out as if they’d never been.

Angel stared at the vidscreen, her eyes full of shock and anger. “There’s nothing left. Why would even the Zin do such a thing? The crust won’t cool for thousands of years. The planet is now just as useless to them as it is to us.”

“To the Zin, a thousand years is the blink of an eye. The virus they tried to spread through the galaxy would have killed every living plant and animal. They are relentless, ruthless. If not for the Sentinels—the giant machines the Perceptive Ones built and left behind long ago to keep the Zin from invading—we would not have lasted this long.”

Angel’s voice dropped to a whisper. “It’s hard to comprehend so much destruction. So much evil.”

“Zenon may have been a test, and now that the Zin have succeeded in taking out the Federation’s capital, they will strike again.” Kirek rubbed his jaw. Although his home world was nowhere near Zenon, he ached to contact his parents. He wanted to see his father’s face, look into his mother’s eyes, and make sure they were safe. He wanted to go over plans with Tessa and Kahn, but now more than ever, he needed to maintain a low profile.

The Kraj were still on Dakmar, and after he and Angel left the safety of the mansion, they would once again become targets. In the two days they’d hidden here, they’d slept, made love, and rested. Only the utmost self-restraint had kept him from showing Angel his true feelings. Although she readily came into his arms, she remained touchy about her emotions, and he had to face the fact that she might never admit she wanted him for more than just a fling. Clearly she didn’t feel the same connection to him that he did with her.

Angel needed space, and he would give her as much as possible. So he forced himself to curb his natural tendency to pursue, to insist, and to demand that she recognize she had feelings for him.

With the Federation capital a slag heap, Kirek might have to rush his plans. He had most of the pieces in play, but he was still waiting for one item of essential equipment to reach Dakmar.

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