CHAPTER 4
CALDAR“We must go to your bed. Now,” he said.
Sonia stepped back. “Listen, bub, we might have been having a moment, but it was not going that well.”
Impossible female.
“Your bed serves as an emergency pod, as standard interstellar safety protocol.”
“Oh, that’s what you’re calling it now? Safety protocol,” she retorted.
“This is not a jest—”
Light exploded around them. Caldar threw up his arm to protect his eyes from the blast.
The ship rocked. People shouted in alarm.
“What was that?” Sonia grabbed his other arm, worry in her voice.
“Impact on the ship’s shields.”
“Little bits of space debris hit us all the time, but it never looks like that.”
“That was not space debris.” He scanned the crowd, searching for a ranking ship officer.
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