Neon Sands Trilogy Boxset: The Neon Series Season One by Adam J Smith

Author:Adam J Smith [Smith, Adam J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-02-03T22:00:00+00:00

Knock knock.

“Hey, El!”

On her belly beneath the sheets, Elissa stirred. There was another knock which jumbled the fog of her brain. It wasn’t someone knocking on her door, it was her knocking on Georg’s door, then seeing the state of the shack inside as she let herself in. The knocks became recurrent until they sounded like the rattle of death. Georg’s slumped over body shook.

“Elissa! Wake up!”

“Hmm?” she rolled over, the darkness having left the sky and her room. She fought against the glue in her eyes top open them.

Knock-knock-knock.

“Hold on, I’m coming,” she said groggily. She got out of bed and went to grab her jacket, then remembered it wasn’t there, and grabbed a robe instead. “This better be important, Avery.”

She opened the door and he stuck his head in the jamb.

“Only about the most exciting thing that can happen! Your man – he’s escaped!”

“You what?” Her stomach dropped. She opened the door further and stepped aside so he could enter.

“I can’t really stay, I still haven’t slept, though good luck with that now!”

“What’s happened?” She glanced around to the clock – five AM.

“I was about to turn in for the night when the radio frequency – all the frequencies – were taken over. Listen.” He held up his mini-radio and turned the dial.

“… on the lookout for the stranger. He is quite dangerous.” Quintessa sounded even colder over the radio waves. “He attacked two of our guards and escaped. He is also quite rude, on top of everything else. He must be apprehended so we can apply the full force of the law upon him. We are still not sure where he came from, which makes him all the more dangerous. Who knows what his motives are. He must be caught. And we will find him – with your help. Law enforcement are right now searching the streets, so he will get flushed out. If you see him, you must report it immediately.”

“Turn it off,” said Elissa.

“Exciting, eh?”

“The poor guy must be scared. He’s done nothing wrong.” She turned quickly to find some clothes to put on, causing Avery to turn his back.

“But err… well, you heard the ice queen. He attacked two guards.”

“He had to escape Avery. If he’d told them the truth they’d have killed him, or worse just kept him locked up until everyone had forgot about him.”

“What truth?” He turned back, just as Elissa was pulling on a T-shirt.

She sat on the rumpled bedspread, tying her boots.

“What truth?”

“Avery…” she finished the lacing and stood.

“Yes?”

“Don’t go to bed yet. I’ll meet you on the roof in a short while, okay?” She put her arm around his shoulder and ushered him out. He did a little shuffle as she closed the door behind them and headed for the exit.

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