Chapter 27-3
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Several hours earlier:
“When are you coming home?” Jordan had demanded, holding Helena, her and Dagger’s daughter in her arms. “Here, go play with Leila,” she finally whispered when Helena kept trying to squirm out of her arms.
Taylor laughed when she heard the two little girls squeal with delight. A moment later, Jesse’s face appeared on the screen. She could feel Jesse searching her face to see if she was really happy.
“He loves me,” Taylor said with a grin.
“Let me see your wrists,” Jesse demanded.
Taylor shook her head, but raised both of her wrists. “We are having a ceremony when we get to Rathon. We are on a Kassisan warship at the moment and they don’t have the equipment to do it here,” she explained.
“He’d better or I’ll kick his ass into next week,” Jesse replied before she released a sigh. “I was so worried about you, Taylor.”
“Me, too,” Jordan admitted. “What happened?”
Taylor remembered wondering if she should tell her sisters everything that had happened. After a few seconds, she knew she should. They had never kept secrets from each other. Drawing in a deep breath, she told them everything – including why they were coming back in such a hurry.
“I can hack into the Council’s system and see what they have,” Jordan suggested.
“Jordan,” Jesse admonished before she wiggled her nose. “I think you should break into Razor’s instead. He would have more info than the Council.”
Taylor laughed at Jordan’s astonished gasp. “What about Kali? Shouldn’t she know as well?” Jordan asked.
“I’ll call her,” Jesse promised. “If Earth is in trouble, she’ll want to know. Her brother is still there.”
“She’ll kill Razor if he knew Destin was in trouble and didn’t say anything or give her a warning,” Taylor agreed.
“When will you be here?” Jesse asked, turning to look at Taylor.
“In less than a week,” Taylor guessed. “The Kassisan warships are a little faster than the Trivator ones. At least this one is,” she added.
“We’ll be waiting,” Jesse replied, reaching out to touch the screen. “I’m glad that you are safe. I miss you.”
“I miss you both, too,” Taylor murmured before she signed off. “I miss you, too,” she repeated with a soft sigh.
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