When the Stars Fade (The Gray Wars) (113 page)

             
But Alexa was
n’
t listening anymore. She stared past her friends to the back of the compartment. Her eyes grew and she pushed through the crowd, hobbling over to Jos
h’
s body. She knelt down by his side, pressing a hand against his neck. Her gloves were too thick so she tore them off with her teeth and searched for the carteroid artery. When her finger found the thick cord they stopped. Alexa held her breath as a single pulse passed underneath her hand, followed by another. And another.

             
At her touch his eyes popped open, dry and red. Alexa shouted, falling back against the chairs, as her dead friend rose to a sitting position and smiled at her. No one moved as Josh stretched out his arms and yawned. His expression turned worried when he saw their faces.

             
“Jesus, guys. What happened
?”
He looked around, counting his soldiers
.“
Did someone die
?
”

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Adam was born in Fort Worth, Texas on a blisteringly hot summer’s morning. He spent most of his life fighting dragons and monsters and saving damsels in distress, and things only got crazier as he got older.

The Gray Wars has been kicked around in his head for 10 years, and it’s finally out on paper in some shape or form. Now he hopes to finish the series and finally move on with his life, maybe write about something sweet and innocent for a change.

Adam is an officer with the National Guard, and he explodes things with tanks on the weekends.

Adam lives in Los Angeles with his roommate and an estranged sandwich maker.

www.whenthestarsfade.com