The volume decreased and Jess turned to stare at Alyssa and Sebastian, who stared at the television in disbelief.
“Oh my God.” Alyssa shuddered. “They didn’t leave. They’re still here—there.” She stabbed her hand upward. “Kayn’s still up there, circling us like a vulture.”
“They didn’t leave.” Jess looked dazed. “And he probably has that bitch Zirena up there with him.”
“It’s like he’s just waiting on our doorstep,” Alyssa said, her cheeks flushed with anger. “I bet he’s waiting for us to turn our backs long enough to swoop in, murder us, and steal our planet.”
Sebastian blinked and looked at Alyssa. “Daniel isn’t gone.”
She gasped. “No… Do you really think so? Do you think he’s up there, a prisoner?” She gripped his hand, quaking with mixed emotions. “Poor Vi and Ian. They must be beside themselves.”
“How do we get him back?” Jess asked, her voice soft with fear. “How do we protect ourselves? Kayn’s probably desperate now. Desperation only breeds madness.”
“We’ll do what we always do,” Sebastian said with a conviction that made Alyssa love him more. “We’ll fight back with everything we have. This is our planet, our home, and that bastard can’t have it.”
The End
(For now…)
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New Enemies
A Discordant Earth Series Prequel
“You can’t go, Bas. We need you.” Judith whined as four-year-old Jordan clung to her leg while peeking around the corner of the kitchen island.
“I have to go, Mom.” Bas dropped his head into his hands, elbows planted on the tabletop. “It’s a draft, they’ll come get me if I don’t show up.”
“No!” She slapped her hand down on the laminate countertop. “You will not leave us, Sebastian David Roberts! Jordy and I need you. He’s only four, he needs his brother.”
Bas stood, taking two halting steps towards his only family. “I’m sorry, Mom. I’ve got no choice.”
“Your father would’ve never left us!”
As if he’d been smacked on the cheek, Bas balked, his face flushed with anger. “Do you mean Jordy’s asshole father who left before he was born, or my father, who died in a bar brawl?” He scoffed. “He left us too, Mom. He practically lived at that bar!”
Jordan’s squalling cries were muffled as he buried his face in his mother’s long, patchwork skirt, his scruff of jet-black hair sticking up in ten different directions. Bas scrubbed his hand through his own shaggy, out-of-control black mop, squeezing his indigo eyes closed and biting his tongue. Nothing I can say will make this better…
Large, bright blue eyes pinned him in place as his haggard mother sniffled, pulling herself back together. “Fine. Go. We don’t need you. Jim will be here.”
With a sigh, Bas grabbed his backpack from the table, tossing it over his shoulder. “Whatever, Mom. Run to another useless jackass. I hope, for Jordy’s sake, this guy sticks around for a while.”
“He’ll stay with us. We can count on him to take care of us, even with his bad heart.”
“Yeah, well, he better live until I get back.”
“You come back to us, Bas.” Judith left her spot behind the island, dragging Jordan along beside her. “We love you, baby. Please, don’t die out there.”
“Wuv joo, Bas,” little Jordy muttered around a drool-covered finger.
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The Discordant Earth Series:
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