Chapter 162

Laura couldn't help but gasp as they reeled Avion from the odd prison in the floor and then forget to breathe as his rescued burden joined them.

Ethereal appearing, the young woman who unwound her arms from Avion's neck seemed outwardly human with her platinum hair, snow-white skin, and slim frame. But one had to only look into her eyes that swirled, the colors and clouds in them much like the celestial storms caught by deep space video, to know she was touched by something not of Earth.

A rumble shook the room.

"I do believe the secondary charges to cover our escape have gone off," Adam announced. "Which means we're a little bit behind schedule. Time to get moving. Rosalind just pinged me and said the rendezvous ship is about to arrive."