by Carly Fall
His eyes gazed over to the oak desk and the hallway that led to the bathroom and dressing area. The whole room was encased in light brown wallpaper that was something sort of fuzzy. Maybe a velvet?
But really, did it matter at this point?
He looked down at the floor, black ash dusting the very thick, very plush, tan carpet. The Warriors discovered that the Colonists’ shed the black ash when they killed because they were in a heightened state. When the Warriors were in a heightened state, their skin radiated their SR44 color. Hudson’s color was yellow, but right now looking at his own skin, he saw nothing but red.
“I’m not telling you shit,” Hudson said, meeting the black eyes of the Colonist. “Go ahead a kill me. That’s what I came here to do anyway. You’re just saving a bullet.”
The Colonist’s eyes flared for a second, then narrowed. “Who checks in to a Four Seasons to commit suicide?”
“I do.”
Yeah, it was a little over the top, he knew that. But Hudson really enjoyed the finer things in life, and the more over the top the better. He loved beautiful, well-fit clothing, jewelry, and staying in nice places. The missile silo that he shared with the other Warriors was plush and comfortable, but he didn’t want them to have to scrape his brains off the walls. He decided he would go out in style, which meant having a fabulous meal, meeting a woman, having sex one last time, enjoying a few belts of scotch, and then have his Glock as a chaser. He had accomplished everything but eating his Glock. This asshole had interrupted him.
Hudson hissed as the knife slashed his arm.
“I would love to kill you outright, but this is kind of fun,” the Colonist said with a small grin and a giggle. “I think you’ll break, Warrior. You’ll give me that code, so I can get rid of the rest of them as soon as I’m finished here.”
Hudson sighed. There was no way he would ever give up the code to the missile silo where he lived with his fellow Warriors—Noah, Rayner, Jovan, Talin, or Cohen. All six of them had been nicknamed the Six Saviors by the people of SR44 who hoped that they would be able to save the people of Earth.
Hudson’s daughter, Abby, was mated to Noah, and Rayner had recently taken on a mate as well, Faith. He cared way too much about all of them to break and throw down the welcome mat to this guy.
Hudson couldn’t get past the feeling that he knew this asshole. There was something familiar about him…something he couldn’t pinpoint.
But that was a fleeting thought. Back to the dying part of his day.
Dammit, why, if he was so close to death, wasn’t he numb? The Colonist had been slicing and dicing him for what seemed like hours, and Hudson was weak from all the blood loss. He sure as shit felt like the Grim Reaper was knocking on the door, so why was he feeling everything? He had heard that once you got close to death, your brain shut down, causing your body to go numb so you didn’t feel the pain.
But Hudson’s pain radiated from the inside out. No matter what was done to his physical form, it couldn’t compare to the absolutely agony he had held in his soul for the past twenty-six years, when he’d lost the only woman he had loved.
Iris.
He must have spoken the name aloud, because his attacker got in his face and calmly asked, “Who’s Iris?”
Shutting his eyes, he blocked out the vision of Iris that threatened to make an appearance. Iris was the wrecking ball that had destroyed Hudson’s heart.
He knew on the outside it looked like he was fine. He always dressed in the finest clothing, his black hair combed back into a ponytail that hung down to the middle of his shoulder blades. He smiled and laughed when necessary, but never felt the actual emotion of happiness that went with the actions.
Fraud. Yes, he was a fraud on so many levels. He wasn’t fine. He was wrecked, and he simply couldn’t hold it together any longer.
His thoughts returned to Stretch. Maybe his brother knew he was sadistic at an early age, but tried to fight it just as Hudson tried to fight his pain. When his brother died, he had been giving in to his desires, and maybe the veneer had been cracking, as Hudson’s was. Maybe his brother had been done with the fight of his own inner demons. The only difference was that his brother had seemed to embrace them, while Hudson just wanted them gone, and the only way he could see that happening was through his own death.
The Colonist sliced at his chest again. Hudson shut his eyes and tried to block out the trail of fire the knife left.
Hudson sighed, and supposed he would die eventually. He knew he was losing a lot of blood. He thought about that little brunette he had hooked up with last night. And then his thoughts turned to the blonde who had invaded his brain and taken over, but the knife slashing across the back of his shoulder cut those thoughts off before they even really had a chance to begin. Shit. Was the Colonist going to carve a roadmap into his back as well?
“What is the code, Warrior?”
Hudson opened his eyes and looked at his own personal grim reaper. “You, sir, can go fuck yourself.”
The Colonist became enraged and hit Hudson in the face with such force, Hudson’s world went to black.
Other Books to Enjoy by Carly Fall
The Light Within Me - Book 1 of the Six Saviors Series
When Abby and Noah meet, there is an explosive attraction between them that neither can deny...
As a shy, awkward, social misfit, Abby has gone her whole life feeling as though she's different from everyone else and she simply doesn't fit in well with society as a whole. She longs to feel a real connection with someone, and she finally does when she meets Noah.
Unbeknownst to Abby, Noah is from another world and his sole purpose is to hunt down the evil of his people that was unleashed on Earth hundreds of years ago. He's certain he isn't going to be able to return to his home, and anger and the need for revenge are his constant companions. His focus has been eradicating the evil and making them pay for taking his life on his world away from him. Noah tries desperately to fight his attraction to Abby so he can keep his focus on his mission. But when Abby gets dragged into the evil and mayhem from Noah's world, he realizes that maybe with Abby he can find a home here on Earth...if he can save her in time.
Finding My Faith - Book 2 of the Six Saviors Series
Growing up in a small Northern Arizona town, Faith Cloudfoot’s life was spent playing in the forests surrounding her house under the protective eyes of her father, and learning about the legends of her Native American heritage. Yearning for more out of her life, she moves to Phoenix, Arizona at the age of twenty-three where she is kidnapped and almost killed.
Rayner has a special ability, one that weighs on him like a curse. He can see spirits trapped in between life and their final resting place. Because he can’t do much to help them, he studiously ignores them. He concentrates, instead, on working with his fellow warriors to right the wrongs caused by the evil criminals from his home planet.
When Rayner sees Faith in her spirit form while investigating a lead in Phoenix, his attraction to her is immediate, yet he follows his own personal code and ignores her cry for attention. When he realizes that she may be a stepping stone to getting him home to his own universe, he engages Faith and begins to use her as a means to an end: going home.
As the attraction grows stronger, Rayner finds himself breaking all sorts of self-set rules, as well as the code of ethics set by him and his fellow warriors. When Faith nears death, Rayner realizes that he must do everything in his power to save her, because if he doesn’t, he may just lose himself.
REBORN- Book 3 of the Six Saviors Series
Warrior Hudson from the Six Saviors seems to have it all – good looks, fine clothing, expensive jewelry and women just waiting for their turn to sleep with him. But, what he safely keeps hidden from the world is the terrible pain he’s suffered for many years. As he fights his internal demons, he joins his fellow Warriors in waging war on the evil from their planet that has been let loose on Earth.
Beverly Devlone was a hig
hly respected doctor, until tragedy hit her and a drug addiction destroyed her career and reputation. As a lonely woman fresh out of rehab, she’s now uncertain of her place in the world, what her purpose is, and where she belongs.
When an explosive event brings Hudson and Beverly together, the instant attraction between them cannot be ignored. As the two grow closer and share secrets, they help each other heal from the shackles of their pasts.
But true happiness eludes them when they are forced to go their separate ways, until Beverly returns with an admission that will rock the very fabric of Hudson’s world.
Destiny's Shift- Book 4 of the Six Saviors Series
One hundred and fifty years ago, Warrior Jovan of the Six Saviors realized he had a gift: the ability to feel emotions through touch. Over the years, the gift has intensified allowing him to hear others thoughts, and this uncontrolled skill has forced him to keep his distance from both humans and those of his race. He fears the impact on his sanity if he doesn’t.
Liberty, an SR44 female has come to Earth by a set of circumstances beyond her control. Born into a life of servitude on SR44, she is alone, afraid, and stumbling her way through learning the customs and language of her new home on Earth. When Jovan meets Liberty, it becomes clear that they are of the same species, and Jovan takes Liberty under his wing, despite his commitment to himself to limit interaction with others.
As Liberty reveals the reasons for her coming to Earth, it becomes apparent that the Six Saviors are in danger, not only from the FBI, but also from those who have journeyed to Earth with Liberty, and they are seeking revenge. Jovan must quickly learn to control his gift, and Liberty is the only one who can help him. As they deal with danger from all sides, Jovan and Liberty must find a way to compromise on the lives they desire, or they will be forced to go their separate ways.
It Was You – Free for you at all major ebook outlets
On a fateful afternoon under the hot Arizona sun, firefighter Sydney Blake suffers an incident that leaves her with nightmares plaguing her and a good case of depression. Sydney’s best friend decides that Sydney needs the help of the online dating service, Match Made in Heaven, where trouble souls go to find peace.
Jordan Henley was the guy who had it all: good looks and any woman he wanted. After an accident that left him scarred, angry and suffering from his own nightmares, he signs up for Match Made in Heaven on a dare after some beers with his business partner.
Neither Jordan nor Sydney is prepared for exactly how well matched they really are, and how Match Made in Heaven can help them find the peace they both desperately need.
The Dark Forces Series:
Shackled to the Night
Emily's son vanished out of thin air, and she will do anything to get him back. That is how she finds herself in standing in the middle of a living room brandishing a gun. The house belongs to one of the local pedophiles, and she is desperately trying to scare information out of him on the whereabouts of her son.
When the front door busts in off its hinges, a large blonde man who calls himself Thaddeus takes control of the situation. He tells her that she is also looking for some missing children. What he doesn't tell her is that he is of the Vampire Nation.
As the passion between them escalates while they search for Emily's son and the missing children, Thaddeus quickly realizes their worlds are not going to just briefly intertwine, but collide with a force that could get them both killed. Will Emily be able to accept Thaddeus and his world, or will her life depend on how fast she can run away?
Hidden in the Night
After being brutally attacked, Aiden, member of the Vampire Nation, wakes in a human hospital. He meets the navy blue eyes of his nurse, Holly, who says, “I know what you are, and the sun is going to be up in under an hour. I think I can get us out of here, but I need your help.”
As a female vampire, Holly is a rarity in her race. She has hidden in plain sight from others in the Vampire Nation who want to imprison her to help forward their devious plan of enslaving humans. As Holly nurses Aiden back to health, he finds himself having feelings for her that he promised he would never allow again after the death of his mate, Natalie, ten years ago. A death that devastated him and left him heartbroken and angry.
Aiden does his best to ignore those feelings he has for Holly, but the sexual tension between them escalates. When Holly is kidnapped by those she has hid from for so long, Aiden finally realizes Holly is his key to ending his misery and he can't hide his love for her any longer. But will he be able to find her before she is terribly hurt...or worse?
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