“He’s always got to be in charge of everything, so of course he would demand to come down to Earth to boss everyone around,” Quinn said, coming in behind Liam.
She smiled at the two males who have been like brothers to her. “I feel a bit foolish to have been taken that way.”
“You couldn’t have predicted what would happen. You were very brave to have set those detonators,” Liam told her. “However, Father is going to be furious that you risked your life like that. We would have eventually found a way to breach the door or offer a trade.”
“I was watching you on the monitors with them in their security office. They were going to kill all of you. I couldn’t let that happen, and I certainly couldn’t let them escape with those weapons.”
“It was very brave, but I don’t want you to do anything like that ever again,” Liam told her.
She half laughed, half coughed. “I definitely don’t plan on blowing myself up again any time soon.” She looked for Corey, but he had retreated to his seat and was staring intently at the floor. What was going on with him? It hurt to see him turn away.
“Well, lay back and rest. We’ll be landing on the command ship soon, and then you’ll have to answer to my father,” Liam told her.
She groaned. “Great. I’m not sleepy anymore, though.” But even as she said that, she yawned and her eyes drifted closed. Maybe she would rest just a little bit. Her last fuzzy thoughts were of Corey and why he had moved away from her. Was it over for them now that their mission was complete? She hadn’t had a chance to tell him...tell him...she loved him. Too late.
