Rebel Rising: A Dystopian Romance (Cage of Lies Book 1) by Susanne Valenti & Caroline Peckham

Author:Susanne Valenti & Caroline Peckham [Valenti, Susanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-09T16:00:00+00:00

Just as I started to breathe again, the stunning blonde girl leapt at Coal.

She wrapped her arms around him and he caught her up off of the floor in a bear hug, spinning her around.

“How many times do I have to tell you not to do that to me?" she demanded, slapping his chest with the palms of her hands.

She was tall and crazily beautiful with full lips and wide eyes. She was anything but delicate though. With the machete hanging from her hip and a definite athleticism to her build, she looked like she could easily hold her own in a fight.

“Sorry." Coal smirked like he wasn’t sorry at all and set her feet down on the floor again. "It wasn't really planned, I was just meant to be grabbing some guns but everything took a bit of a turn."

"Yeah, I noticed you collected some strays. No offence," she added, throwing a grin in our direction.

“I got the guns too." He stepped back and started unstrapping the small arsenal that was attached to his body in every thinkable way. "And plenty of knives." They clinked down onto the table as well. When he was finished, the table held a pretty impressive pile of weapons. “That should keep us fed for a while.”

“Did you get hurt?" she asked, barely sparing the weapons a glance. She stood on tiptoes to inspect him, gripping his face between her hands and tutted at every scratch or bruise she discovered. He stood patiently for a few moments while she gave him the once over and I could see a smile playing around his lips at the treatment.

“Get off," he complained, shoving her aside playfully. "Stop playing mother hen."

“And what about Kaloo? She came flying in here like a bat out of hell, dragging some unconscious stranger behind her and as soon as I cut her free of him she shot back into the forest to find you." The girl crouched down next to the big dog who had collapsed, panting on the ground and checked her for wounds too. Kaloo seemed to enjoy the attention and her tail thumped against the tiles as she rolled over to have her belly tickled.

"It would take more than a horde of cougars to take down Kaloo," Coal said teasingly, like we hadn’t all just come stupidly close to being eaten. He looked over to where Laurie and I were standing awkwardly in the corner. "I should introduce you. This is Laurie the Warden and Maya the convict." He gestured to us as the girl's big eyes widened to take us in. "Oh and Taylor." He waved a hand at Taylor who had half fallen out of his litter and was sprawled across the floor.

"From the city?" she asked, looking horrified.

"Long story," Coal sighed.

“I'll bet." The girl gazed at us with unconcealed curiosity.

“Hi," I said shyly, suddenly very aware of the blood and filth that smothered me from head to toe.

“And this-" Coal indicated the blonde girl, pulling her up from the floor where she was crouched by Kaloo, "-is my sister, Alicia.

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