The Darri Commission by Katherine Bogle

Author:Katherine Bogle [Bogle, Katherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Patchwork Press
Published: 2019-11-18T16:00:00+00:00

Selene couldn’t believe the Zahkx were actually going to save them. After all the fights, all the missions, all the shit they’d been through to save the damn planet, and themselves, the Zahkx were on their way at last.

Her heart raced as she looked from the screen, to the others. Across the room she caught Flik’s eyes. While the others looked as relieved and elated as her, Flik’s eyes had gone wide, his lips forming a small ‘o’. She’d never seen him look so utterly terrified.

“Flik?” Her eyebrows furrowed. “What’s wrong?”

Flik dragged his gaze from the monitor to look at her. “That’s not the Zahkx.”

His words sent a cold spear through her joy. If that wasn’t the Zahkx, then who was it?

Flik’s throat bobbed as he swallowed. “It’s the Darri.”

Selene nearly fell on her ass. She reached for the table with one hand, balancing precariously on the toes of her boots. “What?” she gasped.

Rikkard met her gaze, the same look she was sure was written on hers, mirrored back at her. They were fucked.

“Take them!” a voice shouted.

Selene looked up in time for a wave of Dominion soldiers to race into the room, pushing past or jumping over their barricades.

Instinct had her leaping to her feet in time to swat away the reaching hand of a guard. She growled as she thrust her gun beneath his chin, and squeezed the trigger of her rifle. The man’s expression was wiped clean and he collapsed to his knees before slumping lifelessly onto the floor.

Everywhere around her, her friends engaged with the enemy, fighting back with all they had. There was no time for thought, no time for thinking about what the hell they’d just done. Now was all about survival. They had to get the hell out of this bunker.

Selene swung the butt of her rifle at a man grappling with Rikkard on the floor. It slammed into his skull with a sickening crunch, and Rikkard pushed the man off.

“Watch out!” he snapped.

Selene spun and ducked, a rifle flying over her head as she swung her leg out and took the man off his feet. He hit the ground hard, but another soldier had already leapt the barricade, grabbing her hair and pushing her to the ground.

She yelped as pain speared her shoulder. His heel descended for her gut, but she quickly rolled away. He cursed, and dove for her, but Selene was already back on her feet, pulling her rifle to her shoulder.

Someone grabbed her from behind, yanking her hard against them, and wrapping their arms around her shoulders to grab either end of her rifle. He jammed it below her chin, yanking it taut against her throat.

Selene gasped for breath as pain squeezed her neck, and her breathing was cut off. She grabbed her gun, trying to pull it from his hands, but his grip was too strong, and she could only flail as her attempts grew more and more desperate.

“Give up!” the man growled in her ear.

Never! Though she couldn’t say it, she felt it with every inch of her being.

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