Invasion of the Alien Snatchers by Fiona Roarke

Author:Fiona Roarke
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sugar Skull Books
Published: 2017-04-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

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Elise gathered her things quickly and directed Riker out the back door she’d noted during her brief security check of the room. Apparently all the rooms had doors that conveniently led to a pool deck area.

“Is this the community trash dump for the motel?” Riker asked.

“No. I believe it’s the swimming pool.”

They swiftly walked toward a gate at the corner of the open area. At least the hinges didn’t squeak too loudly from disuse. They headed back toward town.

Now that Riker had the use of his leg again, he practically sprinted. She understood. Law enforcement types like them didn’t ever want to be thought of as injured or lesser. Once brought down by damage or illness, they always pushed harder to recover in the shortest amount of time.

Riker scooped his arm around her waist to propel her faster down the sidewalk toward the greater downtown Nocturne Falls area. If anyone else had done it, she would have been annoyed.

“I forgot to ask,” he said all of a sudden. “What about Holden?”

“Who?”

“The pilot.”

“Oh. Right. Victoria—that’s our other team member—had a lead on him. That’s all I know.”

“So he’s alive.”

“Yes. But I don’t know his condition or anything.”

“That’s okay. I’m just glad he survived. He saved us.”

“Did he? How?”

“He did some sort of reverse thruster move right before we crashed so we didn’t smack the surface like a falling star or plow an endlessly long, deep hole in the ground.” Elise had pictured exactly that scene during the entire trip from Alienn to Nocturne Falls. She’d been grateful upon the team’s arrival that there were no mangled bodies to find in the wreckage. Apparently, she had Holden to thank for that.

She nodded. “Excellent piloting.”

“The best.”

“I’m glad your brother is okay, too.”

A relieved expression appeared on his face. “You and me both. He’s got a tough road ahead, but I’m going to do what I can for him once I get back to Alpha-Prime.”

“Exactly what family should do.”

“Of course. Wouldn’t your family do that for you?”

She snorted. “Not my family on Alpha-Prime. But likely my Alienn, Arkansas family would help me.”

“That sounds like an interesting story.”

“Well, when we aren’t sprinting for our lives, perhaps I’ll share it with you.”

He slowed the pace as they neared what looked like a main street headed to the heart of Nocturne Falls.

“So tell me the story. Why wouldn’t your Alpha-Prime family help you out?”

“My parents had a different life planned for me. I disappointed them by not wanting it or allowing them to guilt me into it. Instead, I came to Alienn, Arkansas to live the life I chose.”

Riker shifted his arm from around her waist to take her hand as they slowed to a fast walk. “Arranged a marriage to someone you simply couldn’t spend the rest of your life with, right?” he asked with a knowing smile.

She nodded and refused to look him in the eye. Slowing her steps further, Elise folded into herself at the memory of who her parents had wanted her to marry.

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