Chapter Seven
The radio crackled in Tina’s headphones. She watched the screen while the search beacon scanned the space around the ship in ever-increasing circles.
“Come on, come on.”
Her hands were sweaty on the controls. The last she’d seen of her ship was when Finn and Rasa left. She didn’t know whether the Alethia was still hanging around the station, or whether they had moved to a different area.
“Come on, come on.”
How long would this take?
The beacon focused on a spot on the screen. Tina’s heart jumped. She recognised the ID. The scanner had found the ship.
Her headphones crackled again.
“Finn, can you hear me?” Aliz had told Tina not to use the ship’s identification.
A male voice replied, “I’m not Finn.”
Tina flooded with relief. Rex was at the controls. That meant they’d
