All American Rejects (Users #3) Read Online Free
Author: Stacy, Jennifer Buck
wide open and Alaric took advantage of it by snapping forward and hitting Carter with a head butt to the face. Carter's nose crunched.
"You done talking?" Ryker asked sarcastically between hitting one of the All Americans with a block of ice and dropping an ice ball on another's head.
"I've beat him before. I can do it again," Carter growled in defiance, but he knew he was telling a half truth. He set fire to his fist and Alaric grimaced in pain, but did not let go.
"I've seen enough." Ryker stepped up and blasted Alaric with a blizzard of snow that left Alaric encased in a frozen layer of ice.
Carter used the flames to thaw only the ice on Alaric's hand before he pulled back and was finally able to free his hand from Alaric's grip.
"Don't move, or I'll explode your head like a cherry bomb." A voice from over their shoulders threatened.
"Stella," Carter said. "Long time no see."
"Not long enough," Stella said flippantly.
"You always were the smart ass," Carter said.
"Better a smart ass than a dumb ass," she said with a wry grin. "Now lay down on the ground with your hands behind your back."
Carter threw Ryker a mischievous grin.
"You're not thinking about running from a delicate little girl, are you Carter?" Stella asked. Her chin was tilted down, she looked up at him innocently through thick black lashes with stunning green eyes.
Though she stood only slightly over five feet tall and weighed maybe a hundred and ten pounds soaking wet, Carter knew this precious little flower was anything but delicate. Her Screamer powers had been honed to perfection, earning her the status of second in command on the All Americans team.
"Nope," Carter answered taking a step forward threateningly.
"Yes, you are." Ryker pulled on his arm, bringing him in close. "Live to fight another day," he whispered in Carter's ear.
Carter growled in anger. If he left, he would be abandoning all those left behind, but if he stayed, they would no doubt lose the fight. They were in a lose-lose situation.
Without so much as another word, Carter turned and ran as fast as he could, but Ryker needed no warning. He was right on Carter's tail.
"You always were a fool!" Stella hollered after Carter before unleashing a blood curtailing scream that swept them off their feet.
Carter was thrown forward as the wave of sound hit him from behind. The force of impact was doubled as Ryker came crashing into him, but the two froze in midair; grabbed by some unseen force.
"I told you it would end like this," Evan said from the side.
Carter turned to see Evan with his hand out preventing them from falling flat on their faces.
"Now let's get the fuck outta here." Evan set them down on their feet in mid-stride.
Soon the three of them were in an all out race for the gate. Lucky for them, someone had thrown it's double doors wide open. Behind them a catastrophic battle raged on, and was being lost by their friends. Most lay beaten or were soon to be joining those in defeat. Others had fled. Carter had no way of knowing how many had escaped, but as he reached the gate, he looked over his shoulder to peak at the Compound and found nothing but ruin. In the fight many of the cabins had been all but destroyed, the fence had been knocked down in a number of places, and the big house had a giant hole through the wall of the kitchen.
"What took you guys so long?" Barber appeared from behind a bush just beyond the fence. "Let's get the hell out of here already."
The four Users turned down the road, taking the few effortless strides before they easily disappeared into the thick underbrush of the dense Washington forest.
Chapter 4
Alaric took the steps leading to the basement in stride. He and the other members of the All Americans had entered through a side entrance that avoided the prying eyes of the security that monitored the twenty plus floors of office space above. The lab that filled the basement appeared to run the entirety of the building's width. It was
"You done talking?" Ryker asked sarcastically between hitting one of the All Americans with a block of ice and dropping an ice ball on another's head.
"I've beat him before. I can do it again," Carter growled in defiance, but he knew he was telling a half truth. He set fire to his fist and Alaric grimaced in pain, but did not let go.
"I've seen enough." Ryker stepped up and blasted Alaric with a blizzard of snow that left Alaric encased in a frozen layer of ice.
Carter used the flames to thaw only the ice on Alaric's hand before he pulled back and was finally able to free his hand from Alaric's grip.
"Don't move, or I'll explode your head like a cherry bomb." A voice from over their shoulders threatened.
"Stella," Carter said. "Long time no see."
"Not long enough," Stella said flippantly.
"You always were the smart ass," Carter said.
"Better a smart ass than a dumb ass," she said with a wry grin. "Now lay down on the ground with your hands behind your back."
Carter threw Ryker a mischievous grin.
"You're not thinking about running from a delicate little girl, are you Carter?" Stella asked. Her chin was tilted down, she looked up at him innocently through thick black lashes with stunning green eyes.
Though she stood only slightly over five feet tall and weighed maybe a hundred and ten pounds soaking wet, Carter knew this precious little flower was anything but delicate. Her Screamer powers had been honed to perfection, earning her the status of second in command on the All Americans team.
"Nope," Carter answered taking a step forward threateningly.
"Yes, you are." Ryker pulled on his arm, bringing him in close. "Live to fight another day," he whispered in Carter's ear.
Carter growled in anger. If he left, he would be abandoning all those left behind, but if he stayed, they would no doubt lose the fight. They were in a lose-lose situation.
Without so much as another word, Carter turned and ran as fast as he could, but Ryker needed no warning. He was right on Carter's tail.
"You always were a fool!" Stella hollered after Carter before unleashing a blood curtailing scream that swept them off their feet.
Carter was thrown forward as the wave of sound hit him from behind. The force of impact was doubled as Ryker came crashing into him, but the two froze in midair; grabbed by some unseen force.
"I told you it would end like this," Evan said from the side.
Carter turned to see Evan with his hand out preventing them from falling flat on their faces.
"Now let's get the fuck outta here." Evan set them down on their feet in mid-stride.
Soon the three of them were in an all out race for the gate. Lucky for them, someone had thrown it's double doors wide open. Behind them a catastrophic battle raged on, and was being lost by their friends. Most lay beaten or were soon to be joining those in defeat. Others had fled. Carter had no way of knowing how many had escaped, but as he reached the gate, he looked over his shoulder to peak at the Compound and found nothing but ruin. In the fight many of the cabins had been all but destroyed, the fence had been knocked down in a number of places, and the big house had a giant hole through the wall of the kitchen.
"What took you guys so long?" Barber appeared from behind a bush just beyond the fence. "Let's get the hell out of here already."
The four Users turned down the road, taking the few effortless strides before they easily disappeared into the thick underbrush of the dense Washington forest.
Chapter 4
Alaric took the steps leading to the basement in stride. He and the other members of the All Americans had entered through a side entrance that avoided the prying eyes of the security that monitored the twenty plus floors of office space above. The lab that filled the basement appeared to run the entirety of the building's width. It was
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