First Words: September 02, 2018—Mack ‘n’ Me: The Wolves of Alpha 9
Today’s First Words find Cutter finding trouble, because where’s the fun otherwise? ----------------------------------------------------------------
“It’s not something we can afford to miss,” he said. “As it is, we’ve stayed too long already.”As if his words were a signal, the others shifted, melting back into shadows, and taking side tunnels. Varian’s gaze flitted around the cavern, and mine followed it. I caught movement at the top edge of a corner his men had avoided, just as turned and bolted.“This way!”I didn’t ask why. I just ran after him. The movement had looked bulky enough to be something man-shaped zip-lining down through a narrow crack in the cavern ceiling—and who knew that had been there? I guess the spiders had to have come from somewhere.Varian ran back the way we’d come, and I ran after him, bitching at Tens and Case as I went.“You didn’t think to warn a girl?”“You’ve only just come back on-line. We were getting ready to pull you out. Now, move your ass!”Well, someone had gotten up on the wrong side of the bed today!“What’s a bed?”Oh. Well. That explained it.It didn’t take us long to realise we’d picked the wrong tunnel.
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Would you like to read more?
The first three books and two short stories in the Mack ‘n’ Me ‘n’ Odyssey series: Mack ‘n’ Me: Origins , The Depredides Dance , Mack ‘n’ Me: Blaedergil’s Host , Mack ‘n’ Me: Arach and Cloud Door , are also available. The fourth book, Mack ‘n’ Me: The Transporter’s Favour will release shortly.
“It’s not something we can afford to miss,” he said. “As it is, we’ve stayed too long already.”As if his words were a signal, the others shifted, melting back into shadows, and taking side tunnels. Varian’s gaze flitted around the cavern, and mine followed it. I caught movement at the top edge of a corner his men had avoided, just as turned and bolted.“This way!”I didn’t ask why. I just ran after him. The movement had looked bulky enough to be something man-shaped zip-lining down through a narrow crack in the cavern ceiling—and who knew that had been there? I guess the spiders had to have come from somewhere.Varian ran back the way we’d come, and I ran after him, bitching at Tens and Case as I went.“You didn’t think to warn a girl?”“You’ve only just come back on-line. We were getting ready to pull you out. Now, move your ass!”Well, someone had gotten up on the wrong side of the bed today!“What’s a bed?”Oh. Well. That explained it.It didn’t take us long to realise we’d picked the wrong tunnel.----------------------------------------------------------------
Would you like to read more?
The first three books and two short stories in the Mack ‘n’ Me ‘n’ Odyssey series: Mack ‘n’ Me: Origins , The Depredides Dance , Mack ‘n’ Me: Blaedergil’s Host , Mack ‘n’ Me: Arach and Cloud Door , are also available. The fourth book, Mack ‘n’ Me: The Transporter’s Favour will release shortly.
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