Page 67 of Dragon Me Through Space

“You were going to give me a surprise,” I whispered to Zeke.

He laughed softly. “Your surprise can wait until later. Rest.”

Wayne started humming something, a song that sounded vaguely familiar, and it vibrated through my head and entire body.

Zeke pressed his chest to my back, cocooning me in their warmth and his chest started rumbling. Was … was he purring?

I’d heard Wayne make a sound similar to a cat purring before, but thought I had imagined it. Now, I knew for certain.

Dragonkin purred!

And that purring was absolutely calming to me.

A yawn escaped my mouth before I could stop it, but the guys didn’t seem to mind, continuing with their humming and purring.

It wasn’t long before I felt the deep, welcoming pull of sleep.

I jolted awake what felt like only moments later as the entire ship shuddered violently, nearly causing us to fall off of the bed. Only the strong grips of Wayne and Zeke kept me in place.

“What was that?” I gasped and dropped the washcloth from my face.

“We’re under attack, everyone to the main deck!” Preston ordered.

Before I could protest, Zeke picked me up in his arms and he and Wayne ran down the hallway.

Once back on the main deck, I stared at the ship on the screen before us with their weapons glowing red as they prepared another shot.

“Frak. That’s …” I swallowed hard, fear coursing through me.

“Who is it?” Zeke asked.

“That’s Tarkar’s ship, leader of the mercenary guild, Tartarus. He’s definitely here to try to take me. He’s been hunting me ever since my planet blew up.” The last encounter with him, I’d nearly died escaping from him.

Zeke transferred me to Preston despite my attempts to stand on my own, and Preston held me tightly against his chest.

“Destroy them,” Preston growled.

Wayne, Zeke, and Gage sat in their chairs, to go out into space to fight them, but before they got the chance, Tarkar sent a volley of strange looking torpedoes at us, glowing a bright orange.

“Brace for impact!” Preston shouted and sat down onto his Captain’s chair, holding me tightly in his arms on his lap.

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

My body floated in the vacuum of space, debris flew around us, some nearly hitting me.

The four Dragonkin floated, unconscious, nearby, some of them bleeding.

I had to get air. I was going to either freeze to death or suffocate. Honestly, I wasn’t certain how I was still alive as it was. Clearly, it had to do with the upgrades that had been implanted into me, but a normal being would have had their eyes and mouth boiling as soon as they entered space.

Scout. I needed Scout to …

My eyes fluttered closed, the lack of oxygen affecting my brain.

There was a frantic chirping sound that seemed to move far away and closer at the same time.

Something pressed against my face and air suddenly filled my lungs. I gasped in air, my eyes flying open.

Scout hovered nearby, its eye flashing a worried orange.