“It means we’re going to have to just give ourselves a little jerk to coast home. “What does that mean?” It was the general. Do you understand? It could cause the tank to ignite.” You could have an issue with it if you full burn. We did no damage that will cause your vessel to fail.” We monitored for leaks and cracks from our boarding and the integrity of your shuttle is sound. The trip will take longer but you will get there. Their excess fuel has been removed.” The cyborg turned to the pilot and said, “Use a short burst. We left it so they could make it back to Earth safely. “Have you salvaged everything we can use?” He watched her carefully, his gaze studying her expression very closely, then sighed. Relief hit Mira as she smiled, believing him. We take DNA samples because our gene pool is limited and they come in handy to our scientists when they need fresh ones to work with. We don’t really use humans for spare parts.

“Just when we think that humanity is at a complete loss. Ice moved closer, stopping feet short of her to give her a once-over before turning his attention to Flint. She turned to see the other three cyborgs smiling, all obviously amused. The cyborg shocked Mira and the three bound men by throwing his head back and laughing. I think he’s a little old to be useful but I don’t know anything about what you need or could use.” “He tried to kill me and I’m not willing to die for a man who wanted to slice me up with his blazer. “Aren’t you going to put yourself between us to save him?”

Burning Up Flint by Laurann Dohner