The Invasion (Book 1): Intruders by Sharp Tracy

Author:Sharp, Tracy [Sharp, Tracy]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: First Contact | Aliens
Publisher: Riff Raff Press
Published: 2015-02-13T08:00:00+00:00

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I should’ve been more cautious of this new kid, who was about my age, but I wasn’t. He could be a danger to Hank and me. A vulture, looking to take what we had and kill us after gaining our trust, but my instincts told me differently.

If he’d wanted to kill me, he would’ve done it already.

Still, it wasn’t exactly prudent to blindly follow the guy wherever he led us.

“So, you’ve got some okay moves, but you’re a little awkward, Zoe. It could get you killed.” He looked at me and grinned.

“I’m a little new at this. Forgive my fumbling.”

“And tripping. And falling. And dropping.”

“Yeah, yeah.” I rolled my eyes.

“It’s okay. I’ll help you. There are six of us at the compound. We have lots of food if you want to join us. We can always use another hand to help out.”

“The compound?” There were many others? Amazing.

Hank seemed to like Ryder, once he’d decided that he wasn’t a threat to us. He loped along beside me, seeming happy for the addition to our little team.

“Yeah. I’ll explain it all to you. But the short version is, some doomsday preppers built the compound and stocked it with supplies, in preparation for some kind of apocalypse happening.”

“You’re kidding. I’ve seen doomsday preppers on TV. I thought it was all a little paranoid. But judging by what’s happened, I guess not.”

“I thought so, too. But I guess they weren’t far off.”

“I guess not. And if they are, thank God for the crazies.” I gazed at the tree line set back from the fields, and again was struck by how gorgeous it looked.

The sun, now high in a clear, blue sky, reflected off the glittering snow and warmed us a little. It wasn’t as cold today as it had been.

The wind shifted a little and I caught the scent of soap and shampoo off Ryder as he walked beside me. He wore a black winter hat over his hair, which pushed the hair on his forehead over his eyes. He used his glove to push them absently aside.

“Ryder, tell me what you know about those reptilian things. I call them lizards.”

“We call them snakes, even though they have arms and legs. They are like lizards, you’re right. But for some reason someone in the crew called them snakes and it stuck.”

He glanced at me and I nodded.

“They live underground. You probably know that. You’ve likely seen them pulling women into the holes.” He looked straight ahead and his face grew hard.

“I have. It’s horrible.”

“It’s from a nightmare.” He stopped and looked me in the face. “They took my sister. She’s only fourteen years old. And I need to get her back.”

“You saw them take her?”

“I had her by the hand as they dragged her in. But they didn’t want me, so they did this to me.” He held up his arm and shoved his jacket sleeve up, showing me several scabbed over gashes on his arm. “It was reflex. The pain made me let go.

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