My Ex, the Widowed Billionaire
I ordered, backing away from the projection as the core’s glow faded.
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Back on the bridge, the main screen revealed the newcomers: four ships, massive and angular, shaped like fractured arrows. They shimmered with the sheen of old alloy, designs unlike anything I’d seen.
Kira stared. “They’re not broadcasting any ID codes.”
“Open hailing frequency,” I said.
The channel crackled to life, but no words came. Only a deep, vibrating tone.
Then—another projection. This time, a woman. Pale, with silver eyes and a crest of radiant energy atop her head. She was beautiful. Terrible.
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