Captain Dani Devereaux’s heart caught in her throat and she was unable to speak. “The Dead Zone? You’re sure?” she signed back to Daemon Cruz.
His slow nod and pursed lips confirmed her fear.
“We didn’t make it?” Cassia Simpkins quivered in her seat, Carl nuzzling her chin.
“Wait, what do you mean we didn’t make it?” Zadria Swift asked, her eyes wild with fear.
Dani gulped and made a wild grab for her composure. While she and Cruz knew about this territory, it made sense that the others didn’t. It wasn’t something they taught at the academy since many people viewed the surrender of this section of space as a failure on the Galactic Conglomerate’s part.
“The Dead Zone is an empty stretch of space between Vaerian territory and the armada. The GC let them have it because there’s practic
