Wrong Alien by Lisa Lace

Author:Lisa Lace [Lace, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BluA
Publisher: Toppings Publishing
Published: 2016-03-11T00:00:00+00:00

We crawled through the bushes on our stomachs to avoid a guard standing watch outside the building. I assumed there was also someone on alert on the inside of the building, but I doubted they would be paying attention unless their partner sounded an alarm.

Although we had carefully wrapped the contents of Porter's backpack, it still made noise. Porter glanced at me and nodded at the guard. Now that we were closer, we could see their setup. Annalee was in a storeroom inside the inn. There was one guard outside and another man positioned in the building.

The exterior guard wielded a crossbow. The Bureau had a reputation for carefully training its men. We didn't want to get his attention. He could easily shoot both of us from this distance.

"Are you ready?" Porter whispered, making sure to avoid speaking too loudly. The wind was blowing in the guard's direction, and we weren't sure how easily they could hear our conversation.

We had already decided what to do. Porter wanted confirmation.

"We move ahead with the original plan," I said. "I'll meet you inside."

"Aye, aye, captain," he whispered. His words sounded brave, but I could see he was worried from his body language.

"What's on your mind, Porter," I said, putting my hand out to stop him before he crawled away. I needed him to focus on the task at hand, not distracted by random thoughts.

"Nothing," he said, looking away from me. I didn't say anything. "Okay, it's something. We've done this before, but it was never someone we cared about."

"We?" I asked wryly.

"She and I got to be friends while we traveled," he said innocently.

There was truth in his face, but there was something he wasn't saying. "I guess you've known her longer than I have," I said, hating that it was true.

He nodded. "It makes a difference," he said. "I don't want to screw this up."

"We haven't made a mistake so far," I said confidently. Internally, his nervousness was infecting me. If the Bureau agents guarding Annalee suspected we were trying to break her out, they would kill her immediately, and us soon after.

The Bureau was given a lot of flexibility when it came to dealing with enemies of the state. The law required them to give Annalee time before her execution, but there were ways around the minor technicalities. They could say she was resisting or attempting to escape when they shot her. No one would question their decisions.

I hoped we could get Annalee out. Porter and I had helped many people escape before, and we knew a bit about evading Bureau men. Porter had briefly worked for the Bureau of Purity. He knew how they thought and their protocols. It was useful knowledge in a situation like this.

We looked at each other briefly, then touched our fists to our foreheads. Porter held my gaze for a moment before he turned away and silently crawled off.

Unbidden, an image of Annalee came into my mind. She had kissed me tenderly in the moonlight as we lay close together and passed into slumber.

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