Page 5 of Alien Assassin's Heir

I still loved him.

I slam the holophoto back down, face-first on the cushion. My hand lingers there for a moment, fingertips trembling.

The wind howls outside like it’s laughing at me.

Far beyond this dust-choked colony, the galaxy burns. The Centuries War grinds on. Whole planets fall, rise, fall again. Names change. Flags change. Blood is spilled like water.

And somewhere out there, someone knows what Kraj was. Is. Maybe even where he is.

But not me.

I’m just Luna Desmond. A washed-up ex-IHC grunt hiding in a place no one cares enough to look.

And all I have is this child. My daughter. My miracle.

Whatever the cost, I’ll protect her.

Even if it kills me.