Chapter 74

“Hurry, my mate.” Carina said, choking on her own bile. “He’s not dead, just unconscious.”

Ishaan threw himself into the shuttle and dragged the door shut, locking it in place and kicking the controls into gear. Once again, this transport was similar enough even though the language was all wrong. There was a loud humming that was getting louder as Ishaan slapped the button to open the hatch to the outside and taking the shuttle towards it at full speed. Carina screamed, the shuttle cleared the doors and they were free.

But something was wrong, Ishaan’s breath was coming in short pants and there was an awful metallic taste in his mouth. He couldn’t let Carina see, so he wiped the blood off his face and onto his sleeve before he turned to her. “We got out, Carina, we’re free.”