Cold and calm, I climbed to the top of the boulder Sambor had indicated that would give me the tactical advantage. I waited patiently as the minutes passed, thinking of nothing but killing. Surviving. Making sure Sambor and I both returned to our mate. Lucy deserved no less than what I had promised her. All of me. Every cell and fiber and ounce of will was hers. I would fight until my dying breath to get back to her… and to take Sambor with me. He wasn’t going to have to kill very many Hive. I was going to wreak havoc on those fuckers from here. Every. Last. One. Bright light appeared overhead, and I watched as three Hive ships landed within easy walking distance of our ship’s wreckage, most likely sensing Sambor’s presence. Hidden in the rocks nearby, he remained still as the stone aro

