Hale: Love Me Harder - Alien Paranormal Romance
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The man must have a death wish. He taunted them more as they asked again for the location of this women. Whoever she was, she must be important to them.
“Were out of time,” One of the men in the background spoke up. “Do it.”
“No!” the man screamed.
“You gave us no choice.”
A different man reached out and lifted the suddenly frightened man with one hand. The muscles that tightened in his arms had her full attention. Quickly turning her phone on, she needed a picture of that for well personal reasons. She snapped the picture taking several when the male changed. She stopped to review the scene replaying it in her head. Yep, the male had changed one moment he was superhot the next he was a huge alien whose eyes were emitting a beam that captured the other man causing him to talk woodenly as he spilled an address.
The monster dropped him and she stood frozen with her hand over her mouth to keep from screaming out and her knees knocking. Stay still was the rant going through her head. They would kill her if they knew she was there.
“I hate doing that.”
The super hottie was back now as if he never became a monster.
“It was either him or her.” The original man spoke. “He can make a full recovery, but he will come after us again.”
The man in question was curled on the ground in a fetal position with his hands wrapped around his head.
He said something much too low for her to hear.
“They already have her.” Super hottie replied to the man. “She is safe. You should worry about yourself.”
The man reached down and pulled a gun out of his boot. “Someone will die tonight.”
He hollered as he took aim at super hottie aka the monster that had him writhing in pain. Immediately she raised her phone only to catch super hottie once again turn into a monster and rip his throat out.
The scream she was holding back came out loud and clear. Her uncoordinated legs propelled her back down the alley she came up. They were going to kill her and really it was her fault. All she needed to do was stay hidden not take pictures and definitely no screaming to alert the monsters to her presence. She didn’t stop when she hit the street. She ran like she had just seen a monster. Vaguely she thought of going to the police showing them her phone and swearing she didn’t do anything to change or enhance the pictures. It would take her way to long to convince them of that, so she kept running. Eventually she stopped when she found herself standing in front of her apartment.
No one had followed her there, she was sure of that. Going inside she locked the windows and the door, took a shower and fell exhaustedly in bed. The next day she huddled in a chair and ate day old pasta while the rest of the world celebrated with family and friends.
No knock sounded on her door. No monster burst in through the window threatening her life or shooting beams out of its eyes forcing her to spill everything she knew. Feeling much better the next day, she woke up determined to take advantage of the sales. Grabbing her phone she hesitated next to the door. Opening it she went into her camera hoping the pics would make a fool of her and there would be no monsters or dead man on the ground.
The pic of super hottie as a huge monster once again made her brain stutter as a new reality tried to trade places with her old one. This was Earth, there were no monsters here, but her pictures didn’t lie. Taking several deep breaths she walked out the door, they didn’t know her or where she lived, not that it mattered who would believe her anyway?
Counseling herself that everything would be ok she headed towards a large outdoor establishment. She would get somethings for her place and maybe pick up a new outfit. She parked, getting out of the car she caught a tall figure out of the corner of her eye. Turning her head she let out a sigh it was her mind playing tricks on her.
Several more times she thought she caught a glimpse of someone, but they were always gone when she turned to look. She was thinking of calling it a day when super hottie strolled right by her stopping to stare before he smiled at her, winked and walked away.
It was someone knocking into her that brought her out of her shock. They knew who she was. She dropped everything she bought she wouldn’t need it anymore. She had to get away before they came for her. She went into the one store that was empty. It was called Winter Gear. This was the store for people going to visit family or friends in the colder regions of the world. Of course those who wanted to go to the mountains to ski also visited this store.
She walked in and asked for the thickest coat they sold. She didn’t know where she was going all she knew was that it had to be cold with feet of snow. What else would keep those monsters at bay? When the spring thaw finally came hopefully they would have forgotten all about her.
Packing was easy, she didn’t have much to begin with. She mailed her key back to her landlord with a check for the last month’s rent. She was sorry she hadn’t been able to clean the place out, everything in there now belonged to him. She grabbed a ticket to a place called Newburg, Pa. It promised mountains of snow for the solitary type, just what she was looking for. Who would look for her up there?
She twisted around in her seat again. She had been on Greyhounds for days. This was the last one, when she got off this bus she would be in Newburg. They were right about the snow, the bus was now crawling as the skies opened up to drop more snow on a road that was already covered in it.
“Were almost there folks, but the last ten miles are going to be treacherous. Don’t worry I do this every year and have never had an accident,” the driver announced over the intercom.
Being one of those people who never actually saw or touched snow before she was fascinated by the scene outside even as she huddled deeper into her coat wishing she had several blankets also.
As the crisp white flakes flew she saw her path being obliterated. The more they fell the better she felt not even a monster could track her in this type of weather. She would be safe, lonely, but in the end safe was what mattered.
She closed her eye for a few minutes as the horror that sat on her shoulders since the killing rolled away allowing her to breathe deeply for the first time in a week.
“Folks you have arrived safely in Newburg. If you are getting off please wait your turn in the aisle, I will have your bags outside for you. Those of you who are going on we will depart in an hour, now would be the time to stretch your legs and grab something to eat. There’s a small diner next to the station that will gladly provide you with a hot meal.
Paige waited until everyone who was interested in getting off disembarked. Taking her time she grabbed her overhead bag and reluctantly stepped into the frigid weather. What had her life come to? No more swimsuits and solitary days at the beach. What did it matter where she spent her time alone? Hers where the last bags waiting to be claimed. She gathered them up along with her courage and wondered where she would be able to find a room. Soon she would need an apartment and a job. Right now though all she needed was a place to lay her head.
She walked up to the counter to talk to the clerk on duty.
“Hi, I’m new in town and was wondering where you would recommend renting a room for a night or two.”
“Welcome to town.” The perky red head smiled at her. “I’m Jennifer and we have a beautiful bed and breakfast two blocks over. Selma owns it. Tell her I sent you over, she’ll be tickled pink to have someone stay. No many come here this time of year with all the snow.”
“Jennifer, I’m Paige and I will definitely tell her you recommended her.”
She took the directions from Jennifer before picking up her bag and walking out into the snow.
Serena Simpsons Book’s
Love Me Harder Series
Aran Book 1
Niko Book 2
Sergey Book 3
Nicolas Book 4
Hale Book 5
Book 6 -- Coming soon
Christmas on the run – Coming soon
Stand Alones
Charlies Bad Day
Thea’s Homecoming
Hope
Table of Contents
Hale By Serena Simpson (Love Me Harder, #5)
Acknowledgments
Copyright
Reviews and where to find me
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty One
Chapter Twenty Two
Chapter Twenty Three
Chapter Twenty Four
Chapter Twenty Five
Chapter Twenty Six
Chapter Twenty Seven
Chapter Twenty Eight
Epilogue – Twelve years into the future
Back Matter
How to find me
Christmas on the run
Serena Simpsons Book’s