Last of the Fallen The Exodus slipped through the peaks, angling down towards the Citadel. Cas watched the battle on the forward screens, quietly ordered a volley to break a Kaldec advance. The ship's massive batteries opened up, burning a thousand forms to ashes, scattering the rest. He wanted to keep her up, follow Alec's orders through to the letter. His bridge crew looked ready to chew ...

Last of the Fallen Family Carter slowly took the offered device. "This isn't going to melt my brain, is it?" "No more than any other cell phone," Alec settled his thumbs behind his belt, strode away. Carter watched him advance on the women, standing over by the car, was jarred out of his thoughts by a too-familiar voice. "Ryan here. Who's this?" This one statement cinched everything Alec had ...

Last of the Fallen Family Kara quirked her eyebrow at him. Alec smiled back. "Just like that?" she asked. He nodded. "Why not? I've nothing to hide." She dropped her eyes, barely aware of Julia walking around to settle next to Alec. "We all have things to hide, Alec." "Jesus, Kara," he snapped, his tone bringing a faint flush to her cheeks. "Buy out of the goddess crap, okay? You aren't any more ...

Last of the Fallen Alec Collins woke with a start. The oversized book he'd been reading when he'd fallen asleep toppled from his chest, flopped to the floor. He pushed his glasses all the way off, rubbed his eyes, settled them back in place. He sat up, stretched his arms overhead, yawned. He leaned off the couch, scooped his book back up, flipped the cover flap back into place. Alexander's ...

Last of the Fallen Anne-Marie Brooks was a human tornado. She yanked the car door open before Julia could kill the engine, dragged her daughter from the driver's seat, hugged her tightly. Julia hugged back, smelling her mom's scent. It hadn't changed in the last two years. The hug she got was as tight, as firm as any she'd ever gotten; the changes that had happened to her hadn't affected her ...