Primal: A Dark Sci-Fi Reverse Harem Romance (Alpha Unknown Book 1) by Penelope Woods

Author:Penelope Woods [Woods, Penelope]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penelope Woods
Published: 2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00

10

Adeline

Spinning into a starry cosmic pool, I felt my body give way and my soul set free. The feeling didn’t make much sense, since I didn’t necessarily even believe in a soul. But I was somewhere, and my body wasn’t present. Images flashed in front of me, hallucinations that normally would have scared the hell out of me had I not experienced them on a regular basis. In that dark ether, I swam directly to where I heard the voices call to me.

“Adeline...”

So familiar. So soothing. I knew those voices, but I couldn’t pinpoint who exactly they came from.

Suddenly, I found myself walking through a mountain range. I turned back to see multiple rows of buildings. I squinted to see more detail and noticed the white tarps draped across the metal foundation. They were greenhouses filled with incredible plants. I could not see the vegetation, but I could somehow smell the life emanating from inside. Yet, instead of feeling good about what I saw, I felt a deep sense of longing.

I turned back around and faced the rocky path forward. I was getting closer to my destination, a cave thirty meters away.

“Adeline.”

The voices called out to me again, and this time, I registered where they were coming from. In my hand, I held a device. My communications device!

“Adeline, are you there? Come in. Adeline?”

I was so excited I nearly dropped it. Hands shaking, I lifted the device and slowly pressed in the talk button. I pressed my mouth near the intercom and bit my lip before responding, “Joy? Is that you? Red? Colton?”

The device responded with the sound of three bells. “Fuck.” The signal dropped, but it was common in rough terrain.

One by one, I listed their names, more for my sake than theirs. It had only been about forty-eight hours since I came here, I thought. But even so, it felt like a lifetime. I listened intently as the radio played back silence mixed in with the occasional FM relay-switch noise as it searched for the lost signal. Finally, it reconvened, and I heard the sound of breathing.

“Addie? Oh, thank fucking heavens. You’re okay. Uh, we’re going to need to triangulate your coordinates. Are you safe?”

Although the responder sounded familiar, I still couldn’t recognize the voice. I searched by memory, but coming out with nothing, I simply responded with, “I found them.”

I listened to the sound of their breathing, a mix of quiet celebration and an odd amount of relief, and guilt washed over me. Again, I was moving, but I felt like I was floating in some strange dream. I didn’t know what I was doing, but what was important was I felt like I was doing the right thing. I walked into the cave and saw nothing except a single mirror. It drew me in.

“Addie, I need you to listen to me. When you reach the gateway to the portal, refrain from entering.”

I heard the words, but I was fixated on the mirror in front of me. In the reflection was a little girl.

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