“What’s happening with the search?” Commander Estro demanded.
“We’ve found heat signatures and are using those to track them. Warrior Davens believes we’re only about twenty or thirty minutes behind them.”
“Notify Sr. Commander Bond, he’s on his way to join your search. Also, Quinn and Liam will be joining you as well.”
“I’m not sure it’s necessary to have them come down. It will draw more attention to the situation.”
“Nash, this isn’t a search for just any of my warriors. Nix is a part of my family. I would be there myself, but I have issues to deal with on board that I can’t get out of it at this time. I’m sending those who feel the same way about Nix as I do. Keep me updated.”
“I hope to have good news for you soon, Commander.”
“Have you seen signs of a struggle or torture?”
“Not yet sir.”
“There’s no body.” Commander Estro stated rather than ask. Corey answered him anyway.
“No.”
“I know Nix. She will put up a fight to escape, even if it means she is killed in the attempt to flee.”
“I know.”
“I will kill him!” Commander Estro growled out making their connection crackle.
“Not if I get to him first. The moment he took her, he signed his own death warrant, and I plan to deal that punishment out myself,” Corey swore.
“Keep me updated and tell her that we want her home. No matter what happens, she needs to come home to us.”
“I’ll tell her when I find her.” Corey ended the communication with frustration. He refused to even consider that he wouldn’t find her. He had to.
He remembered finding Maggie after she had been attacked. It was horrific. Maggie had only been fifteen, so young and spunky. It never should have happened.
Corey had thought that he had never felt more helpless in all his life than when Maggie had been attacked… until now. It felt like he was reliving that time again; another woman he loved had been taken and could be suffering the same fate as Maggie. That was unacceptable. All he wanted to do was find her and protect her.
When Warrior Davens left him alone to go speak with some of his warriors, Corey kicked the nearest locker as hard as he could, anger and frustration eating at him. He had to keep it together. It wouldn’t help Nix if he lost it and went crazy destroying everything in sight. He took a deep breath and let it out slowly. He repeated the action until his heart rate slowed and he felt calmer.
A few minutes later his communicator beeped, he hit the button to answer. “This is Warrior Nash.”
“We’ve picked up their trail traveling east,” Warrior Davens reported off.
“Very good, I’m on my way. Make sure to have someone notify Sr. Commander Bond as soon as he arrives.”
“Yes sir.”
Corey looked around once more before whispering out loud, “I’m going to find you, honey, just hang in there. Please stay alive, no matter what you have to do. Stay alive for me.”
