*This book contains Book One and Book Two of the Alliance Series*
Book One: Alliance
She didn't want to hold a gun, but Mel Sparrow did not have the choice. The Rebels were crossing the Wall and leaking into her land, bring destruction with them. Wh...
The crack of thunder woke me from a deep sleep. I bolted up from my spot and then regretted the sudden movement. My brain swirled and pounded against my skull. Whatever drug they gave me, it left a headache in its wake.
Lightning flashed again and was chased by booming thunder. Rain pounded down like a waterfall but I was completely dry.
Though my head spun violently I took inventory of what was around me.
I was in a little cave. Mere inches away from me was the cave mouth with a river of water running downhill.
At least Alliance was good enough to toss me in a cave rather under a large tree so I wouldn't be struck by lightning. The cave itself was more like a little natural alcove that was dung into stone. It was wide enough for possibly two people to fit comfortably. But I was alone in the cave.
A spider web of fear itched up my spin. I was alone. In an unknown location. No wonder why Ben was such a mother hen recently. He knew I was going to be dumped somewhere by myself. Well, I wasn't totally alone. Leaning against the back of the cave was a backpack that I could barely make out in the darkness.
I slid over and opened it. Through flashes of lightning, I pulled the contents of the bag out.
Rain jacket. What a great thing to have at the moment.
Extra set of clothes. That's when I noticed someone had changed me from my pajamas to my normal black clothes while I was knocked out.
Light blanket. That was useful, I slung that over my shoulders.
Four granola bars. Thanks, Alliance.
Empty water bottle. Extremely helpful.
Matchbox with only four matches in it. Typical.
A map.
I unfolded the map but it was utterly useless in the dark. During the few seconds of lightning, I couldn't make anything out on the map. Defeated, I folded it back up. My head still spun and sleeping it off seemed like a better idea than putting myself into full panic of being alone in the middle of the woods.
Tomorrow I would figure out where I was and where I needed to go. At the moment the only energy I could muster was to grab the rain jacket to use as a pillow.
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I woke the next morning to sunshine and the chirping of birds. Opening my eyes, I took in the green and lively world outside the small cave.
Laying there, I took a quick inventory. My head was no longer spinning and the headache was totally gone. I felt relaxed and refreshed, and totally dry. The only downside was my growling stomach and my need for coffee, courtesy of Ben, gnawed at me.
Sitting up, I pulled out a granola bar and opened the map.
The map was a nature map. There were no roads outlined. Only tree density and two rivers. It gave longitude and latitude but I didn't have a GPS.
