Sammel raced through the ship, heading for the escape pod section, knowing he would find the alien there. The pull was so strong since the explosion he couldn't contain it.

It almost tore him apart when the bomb went off. As soon as he recovered from the loss, a deep, wrenching loss breaking his heart and making him want to cry, he knew the other made it on board. He felt the conflict in it, the despair and knew it had no choice but to fight back. He was too late to ...