Edge of Insanity by S. E. Smith

Author:S. E. Smith [Smith, S. E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Romance
Goodreads: 37706177
Publisher: Montana Publishing
Published: 2018-04-09T16:00:00+00:00

Ten years before: Earth

“Come on, Lina,” Leon whispered, motioning for her to follow him.

Lina rolled her eyes at her best friend and soon-to-be husband. She grinned when he gave her that damn crooked smile and looked at her with a hint of challenge. She knew Tim and Destin would be furious if they knew what they were doing, but Leon loved to explore the city after dark.

Tim was still mad at her for telling him that she was going to get married. At seventeen, she knew she was young, but she also knew that Leon was her true love. They had grown up together. They had played, explored, dreamed, and watched each other’s back since they were in kindergarten. When the aliens arrived, they had hidden together. At first, they were terrified. Gradually, that terror changed to fascination for Leon.

“You know Destin and Tim are going to ground us again,” she murmured when they climbed up on the edge of the old parking garage to watch the alien ships take off and land at the base situated along the river.

“We’re adults, they can’t ground us,” Leon teased.

Lina turned and leaned against the wall. She stared up at the night sky. She could see hundreds of moving lights. She had never seen the night sky before the aliens had arrived. She had lived her entire life in the city and the light pollution had blocked all but the brightest stars.

After the aliens arrived, their city, like many others, had become a war zone. The electricity was one of the first things to go. That was when Leon and she, along with the others had realized just how many aliens there were in orbit around Earth.

She raised her hand and held her palm over one of the moving objects. Some of the alien ships were big enough to see from the surface. They arrived and left at all hours of the day and night. So far, Leon and she had only seen what they looked like from a distance.

“Look at that one, Lina,” Leon murmured, holding out a pair of binoculars to her.

“I don’t want to,” she replied, dropping her hand to her lap with a sigh. “What do you think the future will be like?”

He looked at her with a tender smile and twisted around so he could sit down next to her. She scooted closer to him when he lifted his arm. Her head rested against his shoulder, and she giggled when he cupped her breast.

“Wonderful, because I’ve got you,” he teased, looking at her before he gazed up at the night sky with a somber expression. “I always knew we weren’t alone.”

“I know, I know,” she murmured. “But, what do you think will happen?”

“You heard what the government said. The Trivators said they aren’t here to conquer us. Hell, you’ve seen the damage. They weren’t the ones who did it, our people did. We are so fucked up it is amazing that we’ve made it as long as we have,” he said, still looking up at the stars.

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