COLD WAR: Alien Incursion: Book 1 by Ken Bebelle & Julia Vee

Author:Ken Bebelle & Julia Vee [Bebelle, Ken]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: military science fiction, alien invasion, first contact
Publisher: Sixth Moon Press
Published: 2017-07-27T18:30:00+00:00

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Sasha rushed up to Ace, “Did she just say what I thought she just said?”

Ace nodded, a quick jerk of his head. Sasha didn’t detect any of his usual amusement. Instead his dark eyes met her own, looking as alert as if he had just popped a stim to fly a night mission.

“Well c’mon then. Let’s get to the war room!” Sasha yanked his arm, an enthusiastic tug that caused a wince. Oops. She sometimes forgot not to use Ripper on people.

“Easy, Tiny. I haven’t had my coffee yet,” Ace rubbed his forearm a bit and started back towards the food.

“Ringheads, you dumbass! Get your fucking joe later!” Sasha yanked him again, this time with her left arm.

Ace rolled his eyes. “Fine.”

She knew he would follow her. They sped down the hallways to the war room, Sasha taking nearly double the amount of strides to keep with his longer legs. Her heart pounded, not from exertion, but from sheer excitement.

As they rounded the corner to the war room, she saw the last of Alvarez’s team slip in. Ace stopped her with an arm bar. “You sure you want to go in there, Tiny?” She knew he meant that they would get a massive ass chewing from Phillips for barging in.

Unfortunately, there were no windows on the doors of the war room. Just two imposing panels, utterly soundproofed, and likely blaster proof. Damn.

She hated to wait. Sasha ran her left hand through her hair, leaving spiky tufts in its wake. “He’s briefing them now. Alvarez and her unit are going to get some Ringhead action!” Sasha stopped short of actually whining. But she wanted to use Ripper to punch through the door panels. Actually, that would work.

Ace shrugged. “You don’t know that.”

Sasha jerked her gaze away from the doors to stare at him but then realized Ace was referring to the Ringheads and not punching the door down.

“We’ll wait till they’re done and then get the goods.” Ace crossed his arms and leaned against the wall, his trim frame a study in casual relaxation.

Stoic fucker. She hated when he was so reasonable. She knew he was right, that if she marched in there, that Phillips would just order her nosy ass right out.

Sasha shifted her weight, getting more aggravated by the second. Finally she caved and leaned against the wall too. As soon as she did so, Ace stood straight. “OK, since you’re just going to wait here, I’ll go back and get my coffee. They should be done by then.” He turned and began whistling on his way back to the mess hall.

She was pretty sure that if anyone checked at that moment, steam would have been blasting out of her ears. Ace read her better than anyone, making him an invaluable asset when they were in the field, and an insufferable ass the rest of the time.

Minutes ticked away. Sasha tried a breathing exercise, the one she used before rifle practice.

Using a rifle these days with Ripper was a whole different experience.

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