Earth (The Invasion Trilogy Book 1)

by Frances, Jessica

  I stare into his eyes, noticing how wild they look. Hank has changed, and I’m not sure if it happened after he lost Lisa and was taken, or if it started the moment the invasion happened.

  I already know I’ve changed, though. Just months ago, all I had on my mind was studying, finals and basketball. Those are basically the thoughts that have consumed me my entire life. I was always striving to be better, to be smarter and to make the right decisions.

  Now? Now I want revenge. I have hatred and coldness running through my veins. I’ve had everyone and everything taken away from me. Usually that’d be enough to warrant a person going crazy, or at least, warrant some sympathy, but everyone has lost everything. No one has come out of this unscathed. No one gets the luxury to wallow in self-pity—not for more than a few minutes—because we all have a responsibility now. We all have to fight for our freedom. We don’t have a choice.

  “Mattie?”

  “I’m in. I want to kill those bastards, and then I want to reclaim Earth and get back home or die trying,” I state confidently.

  Hank smiles at me, a sick and twisted smile that gives light to his anger and cruelty that is now living in the depths of his eyes.

  “They made a mistake bringing us here together. As far as we can tell, everyone who has been sent to Roth are people who were fighting back when they were taken. What fighters they didn’t kill, they’ve sent here. I don’t think they know what to do with us. I think they believe, if they place us all here, that we’ll be forgotten. But they’ve made a mistake. They’ve put us all together, and together we will fight and win.”

  Men and women surrounding us have stopped to listen to Hank, even though he hasn’t been speaking loudly. I glance around myself, seeing the determination and fight in everyone around us.

  Hank is right; everyone is ready to fight for our freedom. I might not be a trained fighter, but I will avenge the deaths of those I love. I will help this cause until it becomes reality.

  I will take down Oden, take down Ival, and we will reclaim Earth as our own.

  Nothing will stop me from achieving this.

  Earth will be returned to us no matter the sacrifice we have to make to ensure it happens.

  Earth belongs to us.

  Acknowledgments

  Thank you to my parents, who support me always and have given me every opportunity in life. I wouldn’t be here without them.

  Thank you to my grandparents for being awesome. I get my love of reading from my Nanna and that is the best gift she could ever give me. My Grandad has also offered free modelling of my paperbacks; I’m positive I owe most of my sales to his handsome self!

  My brother has been really cool throughout this experience and I’m honoured that he’s actually reading my books! I’m sure we’ll continue to discuss my stories while ignoring any mention of romance or love that is in them.

  Thank you to my good friends: Amy, Amara, Meg, Mel, Carley, Erin, Kate, Leigh and Christina (H.F.). And my bakery family: Sarah, Danni and Alana. I will always cherish their friendships, words of support and their encouragement.

  My editors, as always, have been fantastic. Alizon and Kristin at C&D Editing are brilliant and I recommend them completely. Their impeccable work and excitement in my writing means more to me than they’ll probably ever realise. I know without their encouragement and kind words I wouldn’t be publishing Earth.

  Mel at MGBookcovers is amazing and her eagerness and brilliance for the covers of this series has made this extra special for me.

  Lastly, thank you to every blog who supports Indie authors. Thank you to every reader who has bought an Indie book, left a review, or spoken to a friend (or complete stranger!) and recommended an Indie author. Without the big publishing houses behind us, we rely on your kindness and generosity.

  THANK YOU!

  Coming soon!

  Book two in the Invasion Trilogy:

  ROTH!

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