Cassidy and two Egilkas?
Cassidy opted to tap her notes from her latest efforts into her computer rather than dictate. She paused occasionally to rub where the baby kicked. Her touch seemed to soothe the squirming that more often than not led to a little foot shoving painfully against her lower ribs.
She was unsure how long she’d been working when she grew aware of someone standing behind her. Uttering a gasp, she looked over her shoulder.
Egilka stood there. His gaze riveted on her floating holo screen, which displayed her notes.
“You startled me.” She tried to heave in a breath, the depth of which was thwarted by the tiny body constricting her lungs. “I didn’t hear you return.”
“Your research is interesting,” he said. “This attempt to destroy the All by infecting its offshoots…fascinating. Tell me, is it your usual response to eradicate those you disagree with?”
She’d found Egilka could exhibit a quirky sense of humor. Even so, Cassidy eyed him uncertainly at the odd question before turning back to her notes. She wondered what she’d written to bring on the offbeat observation. “You of all people should know the answer to human interactions when it comes to other species.”
From the corner of her eye, she noted someone entering the lab. It was Egilka, returning to his seat and his lab specimen. He was speaking to his com. “Listen, Clajak, we can pick this up later. I have to get back to work so you don’t have a reason to strip the empire of its scientists.”
He didn’t notice Cassidy gaping at him from across the room. He tucked his com unit in its pouch on his belt. He muttered irritably to himself as he resumed the studies the call had interrupted.
Cassidy stared where she’d seen the emperor standing seconds prior, where he couldn’t have possibly been. No one stood at her shoulder.
The baby kicked, and she winced. It must have been a symptom of baby brain, a partner to the forgetfulness she’d had the occasional taste of. She’d never heard of it producing hallucinations, though. She’d have to research it.
Not now. I have an All to eradicate. She went back to typing her notes and soon forgot the bizarre episode.
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Victories against invasion have been won, but the galaxy may be lost in the end.
There may be no escape from the All’s extermination plans for the dimension. Emperor Clajak has one last card up his sleeve, however: a band of misfit renegade Kalquorians called the Coydidak. Only with their help and an impossible mission to beyond the known reaches of the universe can Kalquor hope to preserve life.
A determined engineer is at the top of the list of Coydidak leader Dramok Rorix’s least favorite humans. She’ll stop at nothing to board his ship for a one-way voyage that’s to last a lifetime. Is ultimate freedom from the empire worth dealing with the beautiful but unrelenting Laughter Lorenz?
As the clock ticks to the end of Dr. Cassidy Hamilton’s pregnancy and potentially life in the dimension, she works feverishly to find a way to destroy the All. A visit from an undiscovered entity brings to light her greatest hope and worst fear. Only time will tell if this new being is friend or foe…but Cassidy’s time and that of her soon-to-be-born child is almost up.
Adventure. Danger. Intrigue. Romance that outburns the sun in any galaxy. It’s all here in the sixth installment of the Dark Empire series.
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