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Authors: Anna Hackett
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lips lowered close to her mouth. His gaze ran over her face. “It doesn’t have to make sense. But to me, it feels damn right.”
He kissed her.
The taste of him flooded her—he’d tried one of her chocolates, and tasted of hunger, raspberries, and sin. The kiss was a tangle of tongues and teeth, and he growled into her mouth. She fisted a hand in his thick, silky hair and pulled him closer.
The sudden blare of a siren made them wrench apart. Both of them were breathing heavily.
Her short-circuited brain started firing. It was the alarm for the squads. “I have to go.”
He pushed off her, then gripped her hand and helped her to her feet. They stood there for a second, looking at each other. Then he slid a hand into her hair, pulling her face up to his, but stopped short of kissing her again. “Be careful.”
She waited for more. For the demands, the orders, the ultimatums.
When he said nothing else, she nodded. “I’ll see you when I get back.”
He leaned down and grabbed the flower he’d dropped. It had somehow survived their fight. He handed it to her. “Count on it.”
***
Niko couldn’t stop himself from heading to the Command Center. He knew Squad Nine had gone into the field to save a small band of human survivors who needed help.
As he walked in, he could hear Arden talking in her calm voice. But there was an urgency underlying it. Holmes stood with his hands behind his back, watching the screens intently.
On the screen, Niko watched the Hawk lower toward the ground. On the stretch of road below, he could see humans in three beaten-up vehicles, under attack by raptors.
“We’re going in hot, Nine. Let’s do this.” Roth sounded like he was talking about them going out to play a game of basketball.
Niko knew the squad was good, but it didn’t stop him from worrying.
He saw Mackenna and the others leap off the quadcopter. The feed was a chaotic blur of laser fire, frightened shouting, and the deep grunts of the aliens. Niko locked down his emotions. The woman he wanted was a soldier. He had to deal with that.
He saw the way the squad tore into the aliens. Mac and Cam were covering the humans where they huddled near a car. Roth led the rest of them to take down the attackers.
The squad worked together well—anticipating each other, backing each other up.
They were magic.
“Another raptor patrol incoming. They’re one klick away.” Arden tapped on her screen. “Come in, Lia. I need a drone redirected out to the north of Squad Nine’s current location. I need more details on these incoming raptors.”
“On it,” Lia’s voice came across the speaker.
Suddenly, Niko heard a high-pitched growl cut across the lines. His head snapped up. What was that?
He heard Mackenna’s curses, then her frantic voice. “Roth! The humans we’re helping…they are raptor hybrids. I repeat, raptor hybrids. It’s a trap.”
“They’re armed,” Cam shouted.
Nyet. Niko stared at the screen. Beside him, he heard Holmes mutter a sharp curse.
Lia’s new drone appeared, giving them clear images. The feed made Niko’s stomach clench. He could see now that the humans that were right near Mac and Cam were actually hybrids. Humans who’d had their DNA altered and alien DNA added. Some had scaled patches on their faces, others had red eyes, and others had claws on the ends of their hands.
Arden shot out of her chair. “Lia, I’ve lost the feed from drone one. Can you get it back?”
Niko spotted the now-black screen.
An expulsion of breath on the speaker. “I’m not sure what’s wrong with it. My people are working on it—”
Niko watched as the feed on another screen blinked out. What the hell?
“We’ve lost another one,” Holmes said.
“I need the feed to see the incoming raptor patrol,” Arden shouted. “I need it back!”
The final screen went blank.
Niko could still hear the screams and grunts. He could still hear swearing from the Squad Nine soldiers.
Then he heard
He kissed her.
The taste of him flooded her—he’d tried one of her chocolates, and tasted of hunger, raspberries, and sin. The kiss was a tangle of tongues and teeth, and he growled into her mouth. She fisted a hand in his thick, silky hair and pulled him closer.
The sudden blare of a siren made them wrench apart. Both of them were breathing heavily.
Her short-circuited brain started firing. It was the alarm for the squads. “I have to go.”
He pushed off her, then gripped her hand and helped her to her feet. They stood there for a second, looking at each other. Then he slid a hand into her hair, pulling her face up to his, but stopped short of kissing her again. “Be careful.”
She waited for more. For the demands, the orders, the ultimatums.
When he said nothing else, she nodded. “I’ll see you when I get back.”
He leaned down and grabbed the flower he’d dropped. It had somehow survived their fight. He handed it to her. “Count on it.”
***
Niko couldn’t stop himself from heading to the Command Center. He knew Squad Nine had gone into the field to save a small band of human survivors who needed help.
As he walked in, he could hear Arden talking in her calm voice. But there was an urgency underlying it. Holmes stood with his hands behind his back, watching the screens intently.
On the screen, Niko watched the Hawk lower toward the ground. On the stretch of road below, he could see humans in three beaten-up vehicles, under attack by raptors.
“We’re going in hot, Nine. Let’s do this.” Roth sounded like he was talking about them going out to play a game of basketball.
Niko knew the squad was good, but it didn’t stop him from worrying.
He saw Mackenna and the others leap off the quadcopter. The feed was a chaotic blur of laser fire, frightened shouting, and the deep grunts of the aliens. Niko locked down his emotions. The woman he wanted was a soldier. He had to deal with that.
He saw the way the squad tore into the aliens. Mac and Cam were covering the humans where they huddled near a car. Roth led the rest of them to take down the attackers.
The squad worked together well—anticipating each other, backing each other up.
They were magic.
“Another raptor patrol incoming. They’re one klick away.” Arden tapped on her screen. “Come in, Lia. I need a drone redirected out to the north of Squad Nine’s current location. I need more details on these incoming raptors.”
“On it,” Lia’s voice came across the speaker.
Suddenly, Niko heard a high-pitched growl cut across the lines. His head snapped up. What was that?
He heard Mackenna’s curses, then her frantic voice. “Roth! The humans we’re helping…they are raptor hybrids. I repeat, raptor hybrids. It’s a trap.”
“They’re armed,” Cam shouted.
Nyet. Niko stared at the screen. Beside him, he heard Holmes mutter a sharp curse.
Lia’s new drone appeared, giving them clear images. The feed made Niko’s stomach clench. He could see now that the humans that were right near Mac and Cam were actually hybrids. Humans who’d had their DNA altered and alien DNA added. Some had scaled patches on their faces, others had red eyes, and others had claws on the ends of their hands.
Arden shot out of her chair. “Lia, I’ve lost the feed from drone one. Can you get it back?”
Niko spotted the now-black screen.
An expulsion of breath on the speaker. “I’m not sure what’s wrong with it. My people are working on it—”
Niko watched as the feed on another screen blinked out. What the hell?
“We’ve lost another one,” Holmes said.
“I need the feed to see the incoming raptor patrol,” Arden shouted. “I need it back!”
The final screen went blank.
Niko could still hear the screams and grunts. He could still hear swearing from the Squad Nine soldiers.
Then he heard
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