The Alliance by David Andrews

Author:David Andrews [Andrews, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: First Born, Alliance, Sci fi, Federation, David Andrews, science fiction, adventure, freedom
ISBN: 9781615724413
Publisher: Eternal Press
Published: 2011-07-12T20:15:28+00:00

Chapter 49

Another visit tonight. This time I was shown the results of my escape attempt. Twenty-seven women fled the gates of our compound. Fourteen were returned immediately; my group of five remained unharmed, but eight are still unaccounted for.

—The diary of Megan Jean

Thump thump thump. Mia pounded on the door for the second time. The giant grin she wore was starting to vanish. She told herself maybe they weren’t home, but then a memory came crashing back. Mia had spotted a wanted poster in Saint Louis, and the only way Grant Marsden could have known she was there was if the people who helped her had told him. That meant Grant had been here before.

Mia put her hand on the doorknob and tried to enter, but it was locked. Her need for safety was replaced by a need to make sure her friends were safe. Mia didn’t think she could handle another death on her account. She turned to her side and started throwing her shoulder into the door. It still didn’t budge.

Nothing would make Mia give up at this point. She backed away to the edge of the porch and lifted her leg. She would try to kick the door down to make sure the inhabitants were safe. Before her foot made contact the door swung open.

There stood Frank. He wore a bathrobe over his white T-shirt and flannel pants. His white hair was messed up and one of his eyes was closed. His hands held a shotgun pointed at Mia, but she wasn’t fazed. She ran toward him and wrapped her arms around his waist. The gun dropped and he returned her embrace.

“Mia?” he asked. “What are you doing here?”

Frank didn’t bother waiting for a response before yelling for his husband.

“Alex,” Frank yelled. “Wake up and get down here.” To Mia he said, “We thought you were dead. How did you find us again? Where have you been?”

“I need your help,” Mia said.

“It’s yours,” Frank said. “Get in here.”

“I’m not alone,” Mia said.

“Andrew and Whitney?”

Both names stung Mia for different reasons. She released Frank and backed up, shaking her head no.

“I am so sorry,” Frank said. “They were good people.”

Mia nodded, not ready to explain her whole story at the moment.

“But who are these lovely gems?” Frank asked.

“I know you said to stay in the car,” Corinna said. “But we heard a lot of noise and wanted to make sure you were safe.”

“Frank, this is my sister Corinna and my mother, Laura,” Mia said.

“What is so important you had to get me out of bed . . . Mia?” Alex said.

He grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her into a tight embrace. She didn’t have a chance to pull away before he had lifted her off the ground and started swaying her back and forth in his bear grip.

“What are you doing here? Tell me everything,” he said, letting her down.

Mia stood back and looked at him. He wore the same outfit as Frank, only instead of cotton his robe was silk.

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