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Chapters (54)
  1. Title Page
  2. Also by Aileen Erin
  3. Dedication
  4. Chapter One
  5. Chapter Two
  6. Chapter Three
  7. Chapter Four
  8. Chapter Five
  9. Chapter Six
  10. Chapter Seven
  11. Chapter Eight
  12. Chapter Nine
  13. Chapter Ten
  14. Chapter Eleven
  15. Chapter Twelve
  16. Chapter Thirteen
  17. Chapter Fourteen
  18. Chapter Fifteen
  19. Chapter Sixteen
  20. Chapter Seventeen
  21. Chapter Eighteen
  22. Chapter Nineteen
  23. Chapter Twenty
  24. Chapter Twenty-One
  25. Chapter Twenty-Two
  26. Chapter Twenty-Three
  27. Chapter Twenty-Four
  28. Chapter Twenty-Five
  29. Chapter Twenty-Six
  30. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  31. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  32. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  33. Chapter Thirty
  34. Chapter Thirty-One
  35. Chapter Thirty-Two
  36. Chapter Thirty-Three
  37. Chapter Thirty-Four
  38. Chapter Thirty-Five
  39. Chapter Thirty-Six
  40. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  41. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  42. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  43. Chapter Forty
  44. Chapter Forty-One
  45. Chapter Forty-Two
  46. Chapter Forty-Three
  47. Chapter Forty-Four
  48. Chapter Forty-Five
  49. Chapter Forty-Six
  50. Chapter Forty-Seven
  51. Off Balance
  52. To My Readers
  53. Acknowledgments
  54. About the Author

We were iced. It was done. If we didn’t get away now, we weren’t getting away. That couldn’t happen. I’d rather die than be under Jason Murtagh’s thumb again. I wouldn’t live through it a second time. The base was going to be gone soon, but there were so many other ways Jason could torture me. I didn’t want to see what he’d dream up next.

Another hit rocked us, and I slid down to the ground. It was too hard for me to stay upright, even with Audrey’s help.

“How far out are we?” Declan asked.

“We’d need three jumps.” Lorne’s gaze slid to me. “I can’t risk it.”

“If we don’t try it…”

“What’s the dilemma?” I asked. “If I’m the problem, I should get to help decide what we do.”

Declan came to kneel in front of me. “We need three jumps to get to your father. We can’t outrun them. Not without jumping. We get to your father, and we’re free. Right now we’re one small ship. SpaceTech’s happily engaging with us. But your father’s ship plus two other squads? That’s big time. They can’t engage without officially committing to war. My brother needs my father and the entire board to agree before he can do that. And our allies might not look kindly on that, especially now.”

We had to jump. We had to get to my father, but the last thing Declan said took a second to process. I didn’t understand. “What do you mean especially now?” I swatted away a drop of blood dripping from my nose.

“Your father released a statement and small news reel just in case something went wrong. The clip from the diner and a few select clips from Abaddon.”

My skin felt cold. No. No. Bright dots sparked in my vision as I tried to understand why my father would do that to me. He heard me yelling at Declan about showing him. How could he do that to me? “Who saw it?”

“Everyone.”

All the air whooshed out of my lungs, and I didn’t think I’d ever be okay again. I never wanted anyone to see any of that. I’d sacrificed everything I ever was to stay safe. To remain hidden. To prevent this stupid war. And my father had just released some of my most humiliating and private moments for everyone in the universe to see.

I looked at Audrey, and she squeezed my hand.