First Words—August 31, 2018—Mack ‘n’ Me: The Wolves of Alpha 9
Today’s words are done for
Mack ‘n’ Me: The Wolves of Alpha 9. They took longer than I’d like, but I kept
getting ideas and scenes for another project which needed to be recorded as
they came, since ideas don’t like to hang around and they refuse to be called
back. I’ve also run through the final edit for September’s short story, and
should be able to finalise that tomorrow. Right now, I’ll post this, and I’ll
be off to do some reading to familiarise with a new setting for a short story
submission.
His eyes told me
that, and his face backed it up. I waited for him to get on with explaining
what he meant. He seemed to be waiting for me to ask him something else. That
was not how I was going to play the game.
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“You weren’t expected,” said the man
holding my blaster, and I took a good long look at him.
Dark-haired, brown
eyed, a little taller than most, and pretty well built, he stood like a
fighter, not a soldier. I was willing to bet he moved more like Tens than a Marine. And I was pretty darned sure he’d be hard to drop on his ass… and that
was without the blaster. With the blaster, I had no chance, because he’d shoot
me first.
His eyes told me
that, and his face backed it up. I waited for him to get on with explaining
what he meant. He seemed to be waiting for me to ask him something else. That
was not how I was going to play the game.
It took him a
minute to get the message, but then, he sighed.
“I don’t suppose
you’ll tell me what you were doing down here…”
I looked at him.
“Like I said: It’s
your house.”
His lips twitched,
but he wasn’t amused.
“You’re the guest.
Why don’t you introduce yourself?”
He made a fair
point, except…
“I didn’t ask to
be invited.”
Someone sighed
behind me, and I was up and out of the seat, before I’d turned round.
I almost made it.
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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.
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