Free Star's Storm: Lords of Kassis Book 2 by S. E. Smith Page B

counted. She
wouldn’t tell them that this was the prototype vessel that Lord
Jazin had been working on before he was ‘killed’. The morning after
her dream, the man Lord Jazin had been working with contacted her.
Jarmen D’ju introduced himself simply as a friend of Jazin. He
spoke on condition that Madas did not mention his name to anyone.
He stated it was better for him to remain anonymous. Jazin had made
Jarmen promise if anything happened to him, Jarmen would contact
Madas and ask that she help protect his little mate. He told Madas
that Jazin had mentioned her and how she had saved the life of his
tiny warrior. Jar listened as Madas told him of her dream before he
shared his doubt that Jazin had been on board the fighter when it
exploded. He sent her video from the surveillance equipment from
the Uri Spaceport. The blurry images show an unconscious Jazin
being hauled away while a Tearnat climbed into the fighter and took
off. Madas recognized the Tearnat in question. He had been a
personal guard to her son, Trolis. This information affirmed her
belief that her dream was indeed a vision from the Gods. D’ju met
with her on the outskirts of the Kassisan star system, just past
the third planet ring. He knew she would know how to operate the
star ship. All he needed to do was show her the modifications that
had been done to it. Once he was satisfied Madas understood the
operating system, he had disappeared saying he would do what he
could to help rescue Jazin when the time came.
    “Welcome, little warrior,” Madas called out
in greeting. She looked at Armet who was coming up toward her with
a deep scowl on his face. “I see you have brought company.”
    Star looked over her shoulder with a frown.
“He figured out what was going on somehow and was waiting in the
transport for me. I swear his face is going to freeze like that if
he doesn’t stop scowling at everything all the time.”
    Madas chuckled. “I believe his expression
will change shortly. Come, the sooner we leave the sooner we arrive
at where we are going.”
    *.*.*
    “Star ship 782.226 clearance granted. Safe
journey,” the voice of the control tower stated.
    Star trembled nervously from where she was
strapped into the chair. She had a clear view of out the front
viewport. She watched as the ground slowly slipped away, becoming
smaller. A burst of power had her jerking back into her seat. She
held onto the hand grips so hard her knuckles turned white. Within
seconds, the darkness of deep space surrounded her and she felt
herself relaxing again. She heard a mumble of voices over the
communications system as the control tower gave them clearance to
the jump gate. Armet answered calmly. Before she could let out the
breath she was holding all the way, the lights dimmed on the inside
of the star ship while outside colors flared as the ship picked up
speed as it entered the first jump gate.
    “Oh yeah, now this is smooth,” Dakar said
with a grin of appreciation on his face. “Madas, I know the
Tearnats don’t have a ship like this. Where in the hell did you get
it?”
    Madas chuckled as she relaxed back. She was
a good pilot but she was nowhere as good as the two warriors in
front of her. She had done her homework last night after she had
worn her mate out. She knew Gril was going to come after her once
he realized what she was up to. He was very protective of her. She
often got amused at his need to protect her and his possessive
behavior. She enjoyed keeping him on his claws. He was an excellent
lover but when he was outraged with her over something, a shiver of
delight flared in Madas as she thought of her mate’s reaction to
this little adventure.
    Yes, it will be worth his anger when I
return, Madas thought with a small smile.
    “It is a gift from a friend of Lord Jazin.
He confirmed that Jazin was not on board the fighter when it
exploded. A traitor to the Tearnat was the victim. Tai Tek is
behind your prince’s disappearance,” Madas assured