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“People feared what they did not understand, and they without a doubt did not understand her. Those who believed they did least of all. She was something new.”
“2 SECONDSHe was on her in an instant to brace her against the wall. She kicked and clawed at her unseen attacker, skin and irises ablaze in caustic gold. She fired anew, and the point-blank shot br...”
“Alex screamed and lashed out at the points of light from within, desperate for something tangible to rage against. Caleb wrapped his arms around her from behind and coaxed her out while glaring at ...”
“Crushed sandstone sifted through Calebs fingers, insubstantial as dust. A breeze caught the debris mid-fall and spirited it away before it could join the ashes blanketing the ground. He stopped in ...”
“Well go along with it for now. Valkyrie, keep close watch and be ready to swoop to the rescue.Hopefully swooping will not be required, nor rescue. But I am ready to do both.He squeezed her hand. Al...”
“The universe is not ordered, and it will not become so simply because one wishes it. The universe is chaos made manifest. The military does a fine job of creating an illusion of structure, of depen...”
“The alien reached out her hands to hold Alexs tightly. Please. Some of what I want to express, it may be difficult to locate the right words.Of course.Pure alabaster eyes stared back at her. Child,...”
“She climbed into the shuttle and got in his personal space. Who are you working for?The man spat in her face.She rolled her eyes and wiped the spittle off her cheek. Then she punched him square acr...”
“Children are turning themselves into monsters and, quite frankly, it is your fault. You initiated the creation of this technology, then you allowed it to slip through your fingers.Miriams jaw tight...”
“You ask me to make peace with the monsters who did this?She didnt even look around at this. Yes. The alternative is extinction. Theres no coming back from thatno new weapon to fire when no one is l...”
“Her perception was propelled backward, as if it were being pulled into a vortex. She slammed into her body, and her eyes flew open with a gasp.Alex?She sat straight up in the chair and grabbed Cale...”
“Crushed sandstone sifted through Caleb’s fingers, insubstantial as dust. A breeze caught the debris mid-fall and spirited it away before it could join the ashes blanketing the ground. He stopped in...”
“We’ll go along with it for now. Valkyrie, keep close watch and be ready to swoop to the rescue.”‘Hopefully swooping will not be required, nor rescue. But I am ready to do both.’He squeezed her hand...”
“The alien reached out her hands to hold Alex’s tightly. “Please. Some of what I want to express, it may be difficult to locate the right words.”“Of course.”Pure alabaster eyes stared back at her. “...”
“She climbed into the shuttle and got in his personal space. “Who are you working for?”The man spat in her face.She rolled her eyes and wiped the spittle off her cheek. Then she punched him square a...”
“You ask me to make peace with the monsters who did this?”She didn’t even look around at ‘this.’ “Yes. The alternative is extinction. There’s no coming back from that—no new weapon to fire when no o...”
