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An uninvited guest attends the birth of Clan Tranis’ child.
An hour later, Cassidy was in the birthing center, huffing as she pushed under Degorsk’s coaching. Already a surgeon and psychiatrist, he’d added obstetrician to his credentials when they’d begun considering children. Another doctor, an elder Imdiko named Myrtas, was on standby in case of complications. Thus far, Cassidy’s labor had been textbook.
Lidon and Tranis stood on either side of her incline birthing chair, each holding her hand as she bore down. The labor was painless thanks to the drugs Myrtas had administered, but Cassidy still had to put forth effort to give birth. Several strands of her long platinum blond hair had escaped her ponytail and hung in sweaty strings. Tranis and Lidon did their best to keep them out of her face as she grimaced in effort.
“The baby’s crowning,” Degorsk reported. He was as professional as a man delivering his own child could manage, allowing only a hint of glee to seep into his tone. “Rest for a few seconds, my Matara, then you can give another big push.”
She panted. “Are you hanging in there?” Tranis asked, worried.
“I’m okay. Just need to—”
She was cut off by Lidon’s snarl and Myrtas’ startled exclamation. Degorsk turned to see what had happened, giving Cassidy a view of herself standing behind him.
“What the hell?” Tranis shouted.
“The child comes,” the second Cassidy said in an unemotional tone.
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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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Ebook releases on August 8. Pre-order now:
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