Warriors of Risnar: Worlds Apart -- Under Attack

“Drones coming in!” Nex shouted, shoving Anneliese to the floor. In the next second, scatter-shot and plasma fire filled the room.

A high-pitched scream got Anneliese’s attention. Salno cringed behind the podium, her expression far from placid as she was struck by glancing shot. Tiny rills of blood marred the yellow skin of her stomach and chest.

“Salno!” Anneliese crawled frantically to her friend, staying as low as possible. She was peppered by shot, but the activated containment belt kept her safe. There was only the glare of the fire hitting her field, making her squint.

She reached Salno. “Get all the way down!” Anneliese grabbed the woman’s wrist and pulled her to the floor. She felt the hardness of Salno’s skin and breathed a sigh of relief that she’d at least had the sense to armor. “How bad are you hurt?”

“Not—not badly. It’s just scratches. I’ll be fine.” Salno blinked. She breathed hard, but Anneliese saw long-practiced control chase most of the panic from her friend’s face.

Fighting raged all around them. Efno crept to their sides, his heaving sides painted with a pinkish-gray liquid that might have been blood. Risnarish warriors circled around them, fighting dozens of drones.

Anneliese peered through a forest of striped legs, looking for Nex when she realized he wasn’t among those protecting her. She saw him near the portal, cut off from the main group she was in. He fired at the drones, which were still arriving via the small, temporary portals. His face, usually so gentle, had become a bestial mask. He roared like an animal, firing and firing and firing, taking down drones as fast as they came at him. Though small wounds sent dribbles of blood running down his body, he never reacted. High on adrenaline, he probably didn’t feel a single hit.

“Nex, look out!” The portal behind him had flared to life once more, depositing a second saucer on the platform. Another squadron of drones marched from the newly arrived transport pod, moving directly at Anneliese’s lover.

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After escaping her alien captors, Anneliese Thompson has reclaimed her life on Earth, but she never forgot the Risnarish man who set her free. Now he’s back with an ominous message—the Monsuda are coming for her again. To survive, she must return to his planet and let his people help her. But this former soldier is done sitting on the sidelines—this time, Anneliese wants in on the fight.

Risnar warrior and scientist Nex Clauhahz searches for the former captives he freed from the Monsudan hive. Anneliese’s fire and strength instantly draw him to her. He vows to do whatever it takes to protect her, even if he has to save her from herself.

As alliances are threatened and new enemies are uncovered, Nex and Anneliese search for a way to defeat their common foe. With everything she cares for teetering on the verge of destruction, including her own warrior strength, Anneliese must prove her loyalty and worth—and embrace a second chance at love and a life worth living.