Star Wars Hyperspace - The Adventures of Alex Winger 9 - Shades of Gray by Charlene Newcomb

Author:Charlene Newcomb [Newcomb, Charlene]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2009-12-22T00:00:00+00:00

“He died three months ago,” Dair replied softly, wrapping his arms around her. “I’m so sorry.”

Alex buried her face in Dair’s chest and wept. She’d lost every member of her family. She was a toddler when her mother died. Then her grandparents were killed here on Janara III. Her father, Matt Turhaya, a commander in SpecForces, had been killed during the invasion of Garos IV. Now the man who had adopted her, whom she cared for deeply despite his politics, was gone.

Dair held Alex tightly and gently stroked her hair. He fought back the lump in his throat. “His heart was weak, Alex. He was never the same after that assassination attempt on Garos.” Dair lifted her chin and gently wiped the tears from her face.

“When you say ‘good-bye’ to someone, you really mean ’see you later.’” Alex’s lips trembled. “This wasn’t supposed to happen. I was going to talk to him again. I wanted to make him understand why—”

“Shh,” Dair said quietly. “It wouldn’t have made any difference.”

“How can you say that?” she asked pulling away from his embrace.

“He loved you, rebel scum or not. After we left Garos there wasn’t a day that went by when he didn’t have an Alex story to tell.” A soft smile lit Dair’s face as he reached down to squeeze her hand. “He beamed when he talked about dinnertime rituals at the governor’s mansion, and your record at University—that time you had half of Ariana’s air defense system ready to shoot down your shuttle. He remembered how you always impressed the dignitaries and military brass who visited.”

“Please, stop. You didn’t see him the night I told him I worked for the rebels on Garos. I wasn’t the loyal Imperial daughter he always thought he’d raised. I didn’t want to fly TIE fighters. I wanted to shoot them down! I hurt him badly, Dair.”

“Time erased some of that pain.”

Alex studied her old friend’s face. “I hope you’re right.”

“Are you ready to get to work?”

“You made contact with my network?”

Dair nodded. “Sounds like they can manage a pretty big show. Big guns. Lots of firepower.”

“More than just a tidy little rescue mission, eh?” she said. “New Republic Intelligence was right about Imperial activities in this sector. You must’ve confirmed that for them. What are the Imps up to?”

“Factories are coming online to build starfighters here. Tons of equipment is being shipped in. Weapons are being stockpiled.”

“You provided some good targeting data?”

“Absolutely,” he confirmed. “The attack will serve as a diversion for us. After the missions you’ve been on, getting out of here will be like child’s play. Janara III is going to light up like a—”

Alex winced as another pain shot down her arm.

“What’s wrong?”

“Janara III.” She said it slowly, her gaze fixed on the stark gray walls of the prison cell. “I used to live here. My grandparents died here.” Cradling her arm, Alex stood up then turned to face her old friend. “Brandl told me why the Empire attacked this world.”

“Jaalib Brandl? How would he know—” Dair frowned.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.