Second Wave
Acorna's Children
Chapter One
The scream awakened Khorii from a deep and well-earned sleep. Swinging her feet out of bed, she stood for a moment, disoriented, trying to determine the source. Had she dreamed it? But, no, there it was again. Childish, high-pitched, feminine, and—invasive. It was in Khorii's mind as well as in her ears.
Sesseli!
She ran for the door to her room and tripped over the cat.
"Khiindi Kaat, please move," she said to the smallish, fluffy, gray-striped cat who gave her an offended look. After all, she had assaulted him just when he was setting about on his errand of mercy to see what was making his friend Sesseli scream like that. If only these stupid bipeds didn't find it necessary to put doors in one's way.
Khorii lifted him with her hoof and moved him to one side so she could open the door.
Finally! Khiindi thought.
He sprinted out ahead of her down the hall to the dormitory room occupied by their young friend, the charming six-going-on-seven-year-old ... read full excerpt from: Second Wave ebook
