Through Uncharted Space: A Phoenix Adventures Sci-fi Romance by Anna Hackett

Author:Anna Hackett [Hackett, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-09-17T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Agony.

Pain stormed through Dare. His head was foggy and he couldn’t think straight. Every single one of his muscles ached like they’d been set on fire.

He tried to push himself up off the pavement and work out where the hell he was. He blinked a few times, seeing nothing but darkness and shadowed buildings.

Korrdo. He frowned. Panic seized him. Dakota. Golden Nova had taken Dakota.

He got one foot under him, fighting through the pain.

Suddenly, he heard the roar of engines, and felt a burst of air. He looked up and saw a shuttle hovering above him.

“Dare? Dare, do you copy?”

Rynan’s voice rang in his ears. Dare fumbled to reach his earpiece.

“Dare?” Justyn this time. “Damn you, big brother, talk to us.”

Dare touched his ear. “I’m here.” His voice was little more than a croak.

“We lost contact with you,” Ry said. “What happened? Are you and Dakota okay?”

Dare managed to get to his feet. “We got ambushed. Korrdo took Dakota.”

Ry’s harsh breath hissed across the line. “Korrdo? As in Korrdo Drach, Golden Nova’s second-in-command?”

“That’s the one. He stunned me and knocked me out.” Dare looked up at the shuttle.

“I had Nissa bring the shuttle to you remotely,” Justyn said.

“Thanks.” Dare saw the back ramp of the shuttle lower. The end was only a few meters off the ground. He ran and jumped, gritting his teeth at the pain that flared through his body.

He pulled himself onto the ramp and into the shuttle. He settled into the pilot seat, taking over the controls. He needed to find Dakota.

He hadn’t told her, but he’d slipped a tracking device inside the waistband of her skirt. He set the shuttle’s scanners searching for her.

A sharp wave of nausea rolled over him. He sucked in some air, and realized he wasn’t going to do Dakota much good in this state. He moved back to the rear of the shuttle and opened a cupboard marked Medical. He yanked out a med kit and shuffled around inside it until he pulled out a pressure injector. He dialed it up to the strongest stimulant he could find. Not only would it block the pain, it would give him enhanced strength…for a period of time. He jabbed it against his neck and pressed the button. He winced as the stimulant hit him.

He was on the clock now. He had to get Dakota back before the stimulant wore off, because when it did, he was going to crash. Big time.

“Dare?” Ry’s voice. “The system just notified us that a Class Five stim has been used. Tell me you didn’t use it.”

“Already took it.”

Rynan swore. “That stuff is dangerous. Without the antidote, when you crash, at best, you’ll be out for hours, and at worst, you’ll go into cardiac arrest. What happens if you’re in the middle of a fight—”

The comp beeped. Dare spun. The scanners had picked up her location. “Don’t have time for this argument right now.”

His brother sighed. “Just get Dakota and get back here. ASAP.”

Dare sat back in the pilot’s seat, checked the comp, and set the shuttle moving.

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