TAMSIN
Blinking my eyes rapidly, everything before me faded. I felt the heavy weight of guilt on my shoulders. My mouth opened and closed, as I tasted my salty tears. Hope was like a lifeline, and like a drowning man I clung to it with both hands.
“Iarred, this was crazy. My sister is in danger. You know as well as I do, there's absolutely no way that Wyatt was alive. Who would tell her that? We have to get to Earth now. Right now.
Several species that were meeting nearby stopped talking and stared at me. Backing from the table, I noticed that a crowd had started to gather nearby.
“Calm down Tamsin. We have to develop a plan before we go there. We can't go in blind because this could be a trap.”
Iarred pointed the gun at the men. “Our business has concluded. Leave us.”
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