just opened the door when the world around her exploded.
Chapter 12
Saber lifted the weights before slowly lowering them back down. He had gone in for a follow up with the healer today. He looked at his right leg and grinned. It would never be perfect, but over the last two months a lot had changed.
He rubbed his leg through the new biotech brace and swallowed. The new medication had worked. The synthetic bone they had implanted in his leg had finally fused with the natural bone. The rejection inhibitors had kept his body from rejecting it. He would need to have regular injections, probably for the rest of his life, but it was a small price to pay. On top of that, he had been given an experimental brace the university was developing.
“Taylor,” Saber whispered, fingering the material.
He closed his eyes as a shaft of pain swept through him. She had been behind it all. She was the reason the Medical Research department had contacted him. Her degree was in Physical Therapy and Developmental Research. She had been working in the Biotech labs researching a new material using the same nanotechnology that had been implanted into Hunter.
Swinging around, he stood up. The nagging pain from the unhealed bone was finally gone. He could still feel the stiffness in his leg, but he was slowly working it out. The damaged nerves were no longer an issue as long as he had the brace on. A monitor detected his movements and sent small electrical impulses into the brace, causing his leg to react in a natural, fluid movement.
Stretching, he bent and picked up a towel to wipe the sweat from his face. He frowned when he saw the shadow of a transport fly over the house. He raised his hand to show Hunter that he saw him.
He walked across the nearly completed garden. Taking the steps two at a time, a wave of pleasure swept through him. He would never take the simple movement of walking for granted again.
Opening the door, he waited as Dagger and Hunter both slid out of the transport. His smile faded when he saw the tense look on their faces. It was the same look that they wore before some of their more dangerous missions.
“What happened?” Saber asked, stiffening when he saw the anger burning in Hunter’s eyes.
“Let’s go inside,” Hunter said with a nod.
Saber stood aside as both men entered. He followed them into the living room and turned to face them. He tossed the towel onto the low table and folded his arms across his chest.
“How is your leg?” Hunter asked in a taut voice.
“Good, why?” Saber responded, looking between the two men. Dagger’s eyes narrowed on the brace Saber was wearing. “Prototype. It does something similar to the implant Hunter has.”
“Can you fight?” Dagger asked with an intense stare.
Saber raised an eyebrow and looked back at Hunter who nodded. His stomach tightened when he saw something savage burning in Hunter’s eyes. It was the same look that he had when Jesse, Jordan, and Taylor had been surrounded by the human males who planned to rape and kill them.
“Is she alive?” He asked in a quiet voice.
“Yes,” Hunter replied in a clipped tone. “What I’m about to tell you has not been authorized by the Lead Council.”
“What we are going to do has not been authorized either… except by Razor,” Dagger added with a savage grin.
“Two days ago, militants killed the ruling Western Council on Dises V. They broke off negotiations and attacked the city of Drues,” Hunter explained.
“Drues,” Saber muttered, raising his hand and running it down over his face. “Isn't that where Taylor’s medical group is stationed?”
“Yes,” Hunter said with a tired sigh. “It was an unexpected move. The city is one of the largest in the Eastern sector, but it is also one of the furthest from the Western border.”
“You said she is alive,” Saber replied, dropping his hand to his side. “Surely, the forces there evacuated the medical staff, especially knowing it was
Chapter 12
Saber lifted the weights before slowly lowering them back down. He had gone in for a follow up with the healer today. He looked at his right leg and grinned. It would never be perfect, but over the last two months a lot had changed.
He rubbed his leg through the new biotech brace and swallowed. The new medication had worked. The synthetic bone they had implanted in his leg had finally fused with the natural bone. The rejection inhibitors had kept his body from rejecting it. He would need to have regular injections, probably for the rest of his life, but it was a small price to pay. On top of that, he had been given an experimental brace the university was developing.
“Taylor,” Saber whispered, fingering the material.
He closed his eyes as a shaft of pain swept through him. She had been behind it all. She was the reason the Medical Research department had contacted him. Her degree was in Physical Therapy and Developmental Research. She had been working in the Biotech labs researching a new material using the same nanotechnology that had been implanted into Hunter.
Swinging around, he stood up. The nagging pain from the unhealed bone was finally gone. He could still feel the stiffness in his leg, but he was slowly working it out. The damaged nerves were no longer an issue as long as he had the brace on. A monitor detected his movements and sent small electrical impulses into the brace, causing his leg to react in a natural, fluid movement.
Stretching, he bent and picked up a towel to wipe the sweat from his face. He frowned when he saw the shadow of a transport fly over the house. He raised his hand to show Hunter that he saw him.
He walked across the nearly completed garden. Taking the steps two at a time, a wave of pleasure swept through him. He would never take the simple movement of walking for granted again.
Opening the door, he waited as Dagger and Hunter both slid out of the transport. His smile faded when he saw the tense look on their faces. It was the same look that they wore before some of their more dangerous missions.
“What happened?” Saber asked, stiffening when he saw the anger burning in Hunter’s eyes.
“Let’s go inside,” Hunter said with a nod.
Saber stood aside as both men entered. He followed them into the living room and turned to face them. He tossed the towel onto the low table and folded his arms across his chest.
“How is your leg?” Hunter asked in a taut voice.
“Good, why?” Saber responded, looking between the two men. Dagger’s eyes narrowed on the brace Saber was wearing. “Prototype. It does something similar to the implant Hunter has.”
“Can you fight?” Dagger asked with an intense stare.
Saber raised an eyebrow and looked back at Hunter who nodded. His stomach tightened when he saw something savage burning in Hunter’s eyes. It was the same look that he had when Jesse, Jordan, and Taylor had been surrounded by the human males who planned to rape and kill them.
“Is she alive?” He asked in a quiet voice.
“Yes,” Hunter replied in a clipped tone. “What I’m about to tell you has not been authorized by the Lead Council.”
“What we are going to do has not been authorized either… except by Razor,” Dagger added with a savage grin.
“Two days ago, militants killed the ruling Western Council on Dises V. They broke off negotiations and attacked the city of Drues,” Hunter explained.
“Drues,” Saber muttered, raising his hand and running it down over his face. “Isn't that where Taylor’s medical group is stationed?”
“Yes,” Hunter said with a tired sigh. “It was an unexpected move. The city is one of the largest in the Eastern sector, but it is also one of the furthest from the Western border.”
“You said she is alive,” Saber replied, dropping his hand to his side. “Surely, the forces there evacuated the medical staff, especially knowing it was
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