Chapter 49: WoundsAnger and the fear of death are the strongest of motivators.
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Jules screamed at Dax. She begged him to do something, anything to help Scarlett. But Dax just stared at his holodisplay. He felt as if his heart had simply stopped in his chest.
“She's gone.” His words were barely a whisper.
Jules' hands worked furiously at her own holodisplay hacking deeper into the station's systems, trying to reconnect with Scarlett's comm. “Well, get her back dammit!”
“We can't.”
She shoved him aside and took over his computer. “Of course we can.” Tears streamed down her cheeks and her words came as sobs. “We can't give up.”
“There's nothing to give up on. Her comm is dead.” He spoke a little louder, his own disbelief turning into irritation.
“Damn you, Dax!” Jules wiped her n
