The ship shuddered under an onslaught of what sounded like exterior explosions. She threw the covers off her and scrambled from the bed. Marada was nearing the archaic planet called Earth, but Sonya had been under the impression that the space around it was virtually a dead zone—vacant of both travelers and ports—and therefore safe to cross. Who would be attacking them in this deserted section of the universe?Anxiety spiked as she recalled Ethan suggesting the Kayadon were close to discovering Kyra’s location. Were those fiends already on Earth? Had they gotten to her before Cale? She quickly dressed in an easy wrap-around skirt and a loose-fitting top. In the hall, two crew members rushed by.“What’s happening?” she called after them.“We’re under attack,” one yelled back.“No kidding. By whom?” she asked, but the crew members had already disappeared around a corner. She raced for the bridge. The moment the doors swooshed open for her, she heard Sebastian barking out orders as another blast made contact with the ship.
