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I struggled at the harness and it popped free.

The knot Feon had tied was a different matter entirely.

“Three…”

I yanked at it but it wouldn’t come loose.

I looked over at the console.

The lights blinked in time with the countdown.

“Two…”

There was a tiny loop in the knot.

It was the key to working the knot free.

I grabbed it…

“One…”

…and yanked on it.

And to my horror, it made the knot even tighter, pulling it into my chest in a way only the harness had done earlier.

“No!” I screamed.

And the capsule launched.

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FEON

It had been an easy decision to make.

By not handing myself over, there was a risk Beth might have gotten hurt.

They could have opened fire in their attempt to snatch me or while I made an attempt to sneak out of the room.

Either way, the result was not going to be a good one.

Not when Beth could have gotten caught up in the crossfire.

She was innocent in all of this.

In fact, I doubted she had much contact with the Krev or the Ukmat her entire life up until we had inserted ourselves into it.

She had nothing to do with this and I would not allow her to become injured by our mistakes.

No doubt that was what had gone through Aslas’s mind too as he handed himself over to the Ukmat.

The Ukmat guard jammed the barrel of his plasma rifle into my back, making me stumble forward.

“Faster!” he snarled.

They were leading me through the interior of the transport ship, towards what I thought would ultimately lead to the Captain’s quarters.

It had been a shock when Beth had informed me Aslas had handed himself over, that he had willingly given up his freedom in exchange for protecting ours.

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