MERCILESS_Alien Sci fi Romance by Kelly Goode

Author:Kelly Goode [Goode, Kelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-08-26T04:00:00+00:00

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The rain came down hard and fast as Carson drove away from the warehouse and its unnerving forest. For a moment back there, it had felt as if the trees had eyes and she wondered who or what had watched her examine those bones. She’d sensed she wasn’t alone, but had it been friend or foe? Either way, it had made the proverbial hairs on the back of her neck stand on end. She shivered and tried to push the feeling aside, as she traversed the narrow country roads without following a predetermined route. She wasn’t ready to report back to Tom on the victims, especially knowing there was another name to add to her list.

Liv, Tisha, Amy, Bonnie, and the little girl in the tent.

Carson turned on the radio and shamelessly sang along to any songs she recognised in an attempt to quash the guilt that threatened to consume her. Another family had been torn apart by an alien that she hadn’t been able to stop. The police were at an unfair advantage; leading an investigation for a killer without knowing they weren’t searching for a human.

DI Raider’s intense dark eyes suddenly came to mind. She wasn’t sure if she’d read his interest in her correctly, but she’d felt a connection. He’d studied her scars as if they would reveal a great secret about her, which she conceded, if interpreted correctly would tell him all about the aliens she’d slain. He seemed like the type of man that would understand the need to fight the creatures threatening mankind’s existence. Not for the first time, she wished more people knew about the aliens invaders. Maybe then she wouldn’t feel so alone, so isolated, but she knew that the mass-hysteria that would develop after such a revelation would do more harm than good.

Carson pressed the accelerator pedal to the floor, craving the spike of adrenaline the increased speed brought. The rain eased, as thick trees bowed their branches from both sides of the road, creating a canopy of sorts. Lush greenery spilled for miles, but she was driving too fast to appreciate it. She switched down a gear, as the road ahead suddenly narrowed into a sharp turn. At the same time, an acute pain pierced the front of her head and it took her a few seconds longer than normal to react to the animal running into the road.

Carson slammed on the breaks and jerked the wheel to the left. She felt the tyres lock and screech. Her shoulder slammed against the window as the car skidded. She ricocheted side to side, until the car finally hit the verge and slid to a halt leaving her rigid in her seat. Her breaths came out in short erratic bursts and her knuckles were white from where she gripped the steering wheel so hard. She hesitantly looked in the rear view mirror, and was relieved to see the deer was still standing in the middle of the road. It seemed frozen to the spot, as it stared back at her with huge dark eyes.

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