Chapter Nine
Dagger looked down through the clear cylinder of the medical unit at the peaceful features of Jordan’s face for the hundredth time. His hands splayed across the glass, staring and willing her to live. Each moment she didn’t wake was another moment that he felt like he was locked in a cell far darker than any he had been held in before.
“Warning, incoming vessels approaching,” the computer system announced.
Dagger jerked back and turned. He had set the defense system to monitor any vessels tracking the same direction as the Lexamus IV. Glancing one last time at Jordan’s pale features, he turned and headed for the bridge of the Lexamus IV.
“Activate defense systems,” he ordered as he slid into the pilot’s seat. “Show vessels.”
“Defense systems activated,” the computer respo
