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Marenians were the only two or if more had managed to sneak up on them.
    “Sensors are going off all over the place. Not sure how long before company joins us. Faruk and I will make our way over in the transport and drop a line. Are you both able to climb?”
    Arak gritted his teeth at the question; some dark-hearted god had it out for him.
    Kyele sent a smirk his way and answered, “We can climb. That’s what cats do, right Arak?”
    Arak gave him a humorless smile and flashed his fangs for added threat.
    “Give us five,” Jaron requested.
    “Affirmative.” Kyele tapped his ear piece and stayed by the window, studying the exterior.
    Arak huffed out a breath and slouched against the half-destroyed wall to ease some of the pressure on his leg. “Out of curiosity, on a scale of one to ten…exactly how powerful are you?”
    Kyele slanted him an annoyed glance. “Nine.”
    Arak grinned and swiped at a stream of blood running from his damaged nose. The blue liquid stained his fingers. “Somehow I thought you’d say ten.”
    Kyele grunted. “If I ramped up to a ten, cat, it means you need to get far, far away from me.” He shrugged. “For everyone’s safety and to keep Torkel from being mad at me for accidentally killing friends and teammates, I try to contain myself to nine.”
    “Huh.” Well never let it be said the scary fuck wasn’t honest. Arak shifted his focus to getting out. “What’s the plan?” Because there was the strong possibility he might not have the strength to rappel a cable up to the shuttle.
    Kyele’s green eyes glittered as he arched a dark brow. “We blow this suck hole.”
    Arak laughed out loud and had to press a hand to his side to ease the pain of what he definitely confirmed as broken ribs. “What about the females? Did they get out before the explosives went off?”
    Arak didn’t like the dark frown turned in his direction.
    “What females? I only helped the four Vesuvis who raced out downstairs. Pointed them in the direction to go and Jaron confirmed he’d picked them up.”
    Arak cursed under his breath. Worry for the females crowded out thoughts of pain. “We have to make sure they got out. Two human females. Sex slaves.”
    “Lindsey?”
    Arak shook his head, rising to his feet. “No, but from Earth.”
    Kyele groaned. “Faye will kill us if she finds out we lost two Earth women.”
    Exactly. Faye was their unit leader’s Chosen from Earth and the love of his life.
    Another blast went off and the building rocked. “We have to find them, Kyele.”
    He gave his friend credit. Kyele didn’t hesitate. “On it. Stay here and wait for Jaron.”
    Arak remembered the glare the woman with the laser had tossed over her shoulder. He cursed. No way Kyele got to have all the fun. Arak reached for the laser at his hip. “I lost your weapon. I’m coming with you.”
    Kyele smiled. A smile that caused Arak to shiver and not from pain this time. “I’ve got my knife.” Then he vanished in a cloud of smoke.
    “Torkel really should have a share day about everyone’s skill set,” Arak muttered and was almost down the hall when a section of the wall beside him blew and slammed into his back.

Chapter 3
     
     Sylvie and Joni faced the debris-covered door. Their way out and the only exit from hell was blocked by stone, a large chunk of ceiling and a huge ten-foot beam. Joni threw her hands in the air and let out a shaky chuckle.
    “Perfect, Sylvie. Perfect.”
    The hint of a sob escaped the brave woman. Sylvie straightened and braced her shoulders. “It’s perfect for us, Joni.”
    The woman looked at her as if she was crazy. Dirt smudged most of her face. “Have you finally snapped, Sylvie?”
    Sylvie grinned as a surge of adrenaline poured through her veins. She held up her stolen laser blaster. “It’s perfect because nothing’s been easy for us thus far, Joni. Why start now?”
    Her friend cocked her head to the side and a length of matted hair fell into her eyes. The