I can’t help you, no one can .”
Her heart skipped a beat and she stopped what she was doing.
“What is it? What’s happened? You have to come and get me. I know the government will pay to get me back. These barbarians on this planet are into trade.”
“Earth has been crippled. The worm holes we’ve been sending our garbage through, we’ve killed aliens. It’s anarchy here. Women and children are being stolen by those who claim we killed most of their own. The toxins sent through wiped out all the males on another planet. Aliens are claiming retribution.”
“What?” Cyra whispered. “Oh God no.”
“Look, see for yourself.”
Leo turned the computer around. Cyra screamed when a car fell to the ground ten feet from where Leo was standing. The shelter she thought him in was nothing more than two walls. An inferno billowed in the distance. People were on fire, screaming. A building toppled and crashed leaving a cloud of dust in its wake. Leo half turned the computer, he was frantic.
“Don’t come back, Cyra. There’s nowhere to hide on Earth. A multitude of different aliens are everywhere. If you’re relatively safe, stay where you are. The military is losing, our defenses have been crushed. We are fighting too many enraged worlds. We weren’t prepared. We’re all going to die.”
“Leo, is there nowhere for you to hide?”
Cyra screamed when a fireball crashed into the wall Leo was hiding behind. The picture went blank. There was no sound, no static, nothing. Cyra was grateful she was on her knees, or she would have toppled over in her grief. Not just for Leo but for everyone. Aliens and humans alike. Earth was a death trap. Her hand rose to her mouth, she was trapped and alone. The laptop fell to the ground. A hand on her shoulder startled her. She twisted to look up at Cage. He was unaccompanied.
“You don’t need me anymore, you have enough images,” she said, battling her tears. “You have another female. I can’t stand to be near you knowing what you want. I’m sorry for your tribe, but there must be another way, Cage. How could you not see her fear? Compliance isn’t acceptance.”
“I let the female go. Her worst fear was me. To keep her would have meant her death. Her death would mean the loss of a tribe leader even before his conception. I would kill no child.” Cage squatted down beside her.
“Then we’re both alone,” Cyra said. “My planet is under attack. I can’t go back.”
“I don’t think you were ever supposed to.”
“What do you mean?”
“I think you are my mate.”
“Are you nuts?”
“I think my expectations of a mate superseded what the Mountain of Creation could do here. After witnessing what you saw on the image before you, I think there is something coming to our universe. I think the Mountain knew I would need you.”
“Look, I’m no Bible thumper, but I don’t for a second think some mountain created me.”
“No, I don’t think it did either. You were born, like I was. I think it knew of you and chose you. For me.”
“What’s coming our way?”
“I think maybe our son will deal with the human aspect.”
“Look, your females may give birth to just one son, but humans can have multiple births. No, it’s not an invitation. I’m just sick to death of hearing about the chosen son. It’s irritating. Boys, boys, boys.”
Cage looked astounded. “More than one son?”
Cyra sighed and gritted her teeth. “My Aunt had six sons. She also had three daught…”
“Six sons?” he interrupted and sounded as though he didn’t really believe her.
“Yes, six.”
Cage grabbed her to his chest; she yelped a protest. “If it’s really possible, do you have any idea what this will mean to my people?”
“I do.”
Cyra and Cage turned at the voice. Cage was on his feet dragging Cyra with him. The male warrior was the one Cage had recently defeated. He was pissed. And, he was staring straight at Cyra.
“You, female, yes I can
Her heart skipped a beat and she stopped what she was doing.
“What is it? What’s happened? You have to come and get me. I know the government will pay to get me back. These barbarians on this planet are into trade.”
“Earth has been crippled. The worm holes we’ve been sending our garbage through, we’ve killed aliens. It’s anarchy here. Women and children are being stolen by those who claim we killed most of their own. The toxins sent through wiped out all the males on another planet. Aliens are claiming retribution.”
“What?” Cyra whispered. “Oh God no.”
“Look, see for yourself.”
Leo turned the computer around. Cyra screamed when a car fell to the ground ten feet from where Leo was standing. The shelter she thought him in was nothing more than two walls. An inferno billowed in the distance. People were on fire, screaming. A building toppled and crashed leaving a cloud of dust in its wake. Leo half turned the computer, he was frantic.
“Don’t come back, Cyra. There’s nowhere to hide on Earth. A multitude of different aliens are everywhere. If you’re relatively safe, stay where you are. The military is losing, our defenses have been crushed. We are fighting too many enraged worlds. We weren’t prepared. We’re all going to die.”
“Leo, is there nowhere for you to hide?”
Cyra screamed when a fireball crashed into the wall Leo was hiding behind. The picture went blank. There was no sound, no static, nothing. Cyra was grateful she was on her knees, or she would have toppled over in her grief. Not just for Leo but for everyone. Aliens and humans alike. Earth was a death trap. Her hand rose to her mouth, she was trapped and alone. The laptop fell to the ground. A hand on her shoulder startled her. She twisted to look up at Cage. He was unaccompanied.
“You don’t need me anymore, you have enough images,” she said, battling her tears. “You have another female. I can’t stand to be near you knowing what you want. I’m sorry for your tribe, but there must be another way, Cage. How could you not see her fear? Compliance isn’t acceptance.”
“I let the female go. Her worst fear was me. To keep her would have meant her death. Her death would mean the loss of a tribe leader even before his conception. I would kill no child.” Cage squatted down beside her.
“Then we’re both alone,” Cyra said. “My planet is under attack. I can’t go back.”
“I don’t think you were ever supposed to.”
“What do you mean?”
“I think you are my mate.”
“Are you nuts?”
“I think my expectations of a mate superseded what the Mountain of Creation could do here. After witnessing what you saw on the image before you, I think there is something coming to our universe. I think the Mountain knew I would need you.”
“Look, I’m no Bible thumper, but I don’t for a second think some mountain created me.”
“No, I don’t think it did either. You were born, like I was. I think it knew of you and chose you. For me.”
“What’s coming our way?”
“I think maybe our son will deal with the human aspect.”
“Look, your females may give birth to just one son, but humans can have multiple births. No, it’s not an invitation. I’m just sick to death of hearing about the chosen son. It’s irritating. Boys, boys, boys.”
Cage looked astounded. “More than one son?”
Cyra sighed and gritted her teeth. “My Aunt had six sons. She also had three daught…”
“Six sons?” he interrupted and sounded as though he didn’t really believe her.
“Yes, six.”
Cage grabbed her to his chest; she yelped a protest. “If it’s really possible, do you have any idea what this will mean to my people?”
“I do.”
Cyra and Cage turned at the voice. Cage was on his feet dragging Cyra with him. The male warrior was the one Cage had recently defeated. He was pissed. And, he was staring straight at Cyra.
“You, female, yes I can
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