Alien General's Beloved: SciFi Alien Romance (Brion Brides) Read Online Free Page A
Author: Vi Voxley
them. For one mad second, Lana thought that the Raptor had somehow jumped into hyperspace, because all the stars disappeared. There was no light, only darkness. In a completely absurd way, she felt like the Raptor had run into a wall, in space .
The truth was much worse. A cloaking shield had slipped away from a ship right in front of her, the huge front screen of the command bridge showing it to be so close the captain imagined she could almost reach out her hand and touch the surface.
It was obsidian black, rough and horrible, and scarred from ancient battles.
The nightmare was over. It had made a swift journey from her dreams to reality, but surprisingly it didn't bring fear. Lana found herself peculiarly calm, focused. The worst had happened, and now all she had to do was deal with it. She checked the monitors, now picking up multiple contacts, a whole fleet of them.
As well as a very ominous message that couldn't possibly be misinterpreted. Don't run , the warship warned. Any message you transmit will be your last words . Looking at the guns as long as her entire ship, Lana was forced to agree.
"Wake the crew," she ordered. "Get the Raptor ready, we're about to be boarded. Every human female needs to hide, immediately."
Her second hesitated only for a moment.
"Captain, what about you?" he asked.
Lana grinned. "I'm staying right here."
As Fraly rushed to obey, she slowly walked to the front panel of the bridge, if only to confirm to herself that her eyes really weren't playing tricks on her. But there it was, right on the prow of a ship larger than any she'd ever seen.
One word, in gigantic, red letters taller than her.
Abysmal.
CHAPTER THREE
Lana
Getting the Raptor ready was more like a joke than actual preparation for battle, but it helped. Lana made no illusions to herself. Her ship was the best little vessel there was, but it had been built for subterfuge and stealth missions. Usually her job included lightning-quick strikes, rescue missions, and so on. Not taking on a Brion warship.
It could blow her to pieces in one barrage, Lana had no doubt of that. But it gave her terrified crew something to do rather than go mad with fear. Over the comms, Lana coordinated her main mission, which was to hide the part of her crew that the enemy might be interested in. She'd be damned if she let anyone cart off her friends and subordinates like war trophies, only to see if one of them fit the bill.
Distantly, Lana was aware she was in the same kind of danger, but she pushed that aside. She was the captain of the ship and wouldn't be found hiding when the enemy breached the Raptor .
The fighters from the Abysmal were already moving her way, which was almost comforting. It meant the girl had been right and the Raptor was out of danger, at least for a while. Until they had something the general wanted, the ship would remain intact.
Before leaving the bridge, Lana took a good look at the fleet surrounding the warship. After the Abysmal 's cloaking shield had fallen, they had appeared as well. There had to be some distraction signals at play, but that was a question for another time. The space around her was packed with ships. From the Abysmal 's shadow, numerous others appeared. Most of the ships were Terran and none of them looked damaged.
Just, afraid ? They trailed after the huge warship, staying in neat formation by its side like fish swimming with a whale. One look at the Abysmal 's guns and Lana understood why. So that explained why they hadn't been able to find survivors or even signs of a battle, only missing ships signaling that something was wrong.
The fighters had almost reached the Raptor . Lana took a deep breath. There was no going back now. She could hope the women were able to hide themselves, but once the enemy had seen her there was nowhere she could run.
Taking courage from her earlier thought that the worst had already happened, Lana went to meet the legendary general with burning skin and
The truth was much worse. A cloaking shield had slipped away from a ship right in front of her, the huge front screen of the command bridge showing it to be so close the captain imagined she could almost reach out her hand and touch the surface.
It was obsidian black, rough and horrible, and scarred from ancient battles.
The nightmare was over. It had made a swift journey from her dreams to reality, but surprisingly it didn't bring fear. Lana found herself peculiarly calm, focused. The worst had happened, and now all she had to do was deal with it. She checked the monitors, now picking up multiple contacts, a whole fleet of them.
As well as a very ominous message that couldn't possibly be misinterpreted. Don't run , the warship warned. Any message you transmit will be your last words . Looking at the guns as long as her entire ship, Lana was forced to agree.
"Wake the crew," she ordered. "Get the Raptor ready, we're about to be boarded. Every human female needs to hide, immediately."
Her second hesitated only for a moment.
"Captain, what about you?" he asked.
Lana grinned. "I'm staying right here."
As Fraly rushed to obey, she slowly walked to the front panel of the bridge, if only to confirm to herself that her eyes really weren't playing tricks on her. But there it was, right on the prow of a ship larger than any she'd ever seen.
One word, in gigantic, red letters taller than her.
Abysmal.
CHAPTER THREE
Lana
Getting the Raptor ready was more like a joke than actual preparation for battle, but it helped. Lana made no illusions to herself. Her ship was the best little vessel there was, but it had been built for subterfuge and stealth missions. Usually her job included lightning-quick strikes, rescue missions, and so on. Not taking on a Brion warship.
It could blow her to pieces in one barrage, Lana had no doubt of that. But it gave her terrified crew something to do rather than go mad with fear. Over the comms, Lana coordinated her main mission, which was to hide the part of her crew that the enemy might be interested in. She'd be damned if she let anyone cart off her friends and subordinates like war trophies, only to see if one of them fit the bill.
Distantly, Lana was aware she was in the same kind of danger, but she pushed that aside. She was the captain of the ship and wouldn't be found hiding when the enemy breached the Raptor .
The fighters from the Abysmal were already moving her way, which was almost comforting. It meant the girl had been right and the Raptor was out of danger, at least for a while. Until they had something the general wanted, the ship would remain intact.
Before leaving the bridge, Lana took a good look at the fleet surrounding the warship. After the Abysmal 's cloaking shield had fallen, they had appeared as well. There had to be some distraction signals at play, but that was a question for another time. The space around her was packed with ships. From the Abysmal 's shadow, numerous others appeared. Most of the ships were Terran and none of them looked damaged.
Just, afraid ? They trailed after the huge warship, staying in neat formation by its side like fish swimming with a whale. One look at the Abysmal 's guns and Lana understood why. So that explained why they hadn't been able to find survivors or even signs of a battle, only missing ships signaling that something was wrong.
The fighters had almost reached the Raptor . Lana took a deep breath. There was no going back now. She could hope the women were able to hide themselves, but once the enemy had seen her there was nowhere she could run.
Taking courage from her earlier thought that the worst had already happened, Lana went to meet the legendary general with burning skin and
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