Leaning forward, Levi stared out through the windshield. Fuck.

Alien vehicles were all over the place, as well as giant gantry cranes overhead. Armed raptors were everywhere.

Ahead, a huge, lumbering alien that he’d never seen before was making its way across the dome. It was at least four times the size of the raptors, and its arms were so long, its knuckles almost dragged on the ground. Most raptors had scaly skin in shades of gray. This one’s skin was green. It made Levi think of an ogre. And damn, there were two more of the things in the dome.

He watched as one of the big creatures lifted up some huge boxes and carried them across to the other side of the dome.

As the ogre moved away, Levi got a glimpse of the center of the dome.

What the hell? His gaze narrowed. A giant, black octagon about the size of a truck rested in the very middle of the dome. Raptors were moving around it, working on it.

“What the hell is that?” Chrissy asked.

“I don’t know.” He pulled out a small recording device and started snapping pictures. He knew that as soon as they got out, Tane would set loose a small mini-drone that would scan the octagon and gather data. It would be stored in Tane’s helmet cam.

Regardless, whatever the hell that thing was, it wasn’t going to be good.

“A weapon?” Chrissy suggested. “A bomb?”

“Probably.” It was certainly something the Gizzida didn’t want them to see. His gut tightened. Something designed to stamp out the last of the human survivors.

“Indy?” Levi waited a beat, but as expected, there was no response. “Tane?”

“We’re here.” Tane’s deep voice came through loud and clear. “Can’t see anything from back here. What’s happening?”

“We’re in the dome. Raptors everywhere. There’s a giant octagon device in the center of the dome. Looks like some sort of weapon.”

“Record it.” Tane’s voice was grim. “As soon as I can, I’ll set the mini-drone free.”

“I’m going to do a lap of the dome,” Chrissy said, following some of the vehicles. “See if I can get us closer to the device.”

Levi studied her. She was tense, but holding it together. Fucking gorgeous and brave. No way in hell he was letting her go.

“Uh-oh,” she said.

“What?”

She pointed. He peered out and saw that raptor soldiers were waving the row of vehicles into a parking zone not too far ahead.

And another team of raptors was opening the back of each vehicle and pulling gear out.

“Shit. Let’s take that path over there.” Away from the raptors.

She nodded, turning their trike away from the others. A raptor stepped forward, waving his arms at them. She ignored him and drove on.

Levi heard shouts and saw that raptor break into a jog. “He’s not very happy with us.”

“They aren’t going to just let us go,” Chrissy said, her voice tense.

He looked out the side window, and saw several raptors jogging after them, their scaled weapons clutched in their hands. Fuck.

Suddenly, a giant scaled foot slammed down in front of them. Chrissy made a strangled sound, and dodged it, tires screeching. The ogre shifted, and this time, a giant fist crashed into the ground ahead of them.

Chrissy swerved, the back end of the trike sliding out. They skidded into some stacks of equipment and boxes flew everywhere. The trike came to a shuddering stop, rocking on its wheels.

“What the hell is going on!” Tane’s taut voice.

“A fucking problem. They’re onto us. Tane, we’re going to have to fight our way out.”

“That’s what we’re good at,” his leader replied.

“Levi.” Chrissy’s eyes were wide.

He reached over and yanked her in for a hard kiss. “I’m getting us out of here. There are still lots of naughty, dirty things I want to do to your body.”

A shocked laugh escaped her. “You’re thinking about sex at a time like this?”

He stroked her cheek. “I’m always thinking about sex when I’m around you.”

“Don’t get hurt,” she ordered.

Levi looked out the windshield and saw a group of raptors charging at them. He twisted his neck to loosen it, letting the fury that drove him ignite.

He looked back at his woman. “I will get you out of here.” He opened the door, seeing the rest of his squad leaping out of the back of the vehicle. “Stay back here and hide. I’ll be back for you.”

Then he lifted his carbine and turned to fight.

* * *

Terror was an ugly hole in Chrissy’s gut. She ducked down, but kept peeking out the window, trying to keep Levi and the other berserkers in view.

As the soldiers charged forward, she saw Tane pause and lift his palm into the air. She couldn’t see it, but she knew he must have set the mini-drone free.

Mission accomplished. Now they just had to get out of here and get the intel back to the Enclave.

God, there were aliens everywhere.

She watched the berserkers move together, carbines up and firing. They were a breathtaking sight. She watched them charge into the oncoming raptors, and heard their wild cries as they clashed with the enemy.

No hesitation. They were tough, protective, and ferocious.

The squad broke off, fighting in pairs. She watched Levi and Ash fighting together, taking down two raptors with hard blows and wild carbine fire.

Suddenly, a hail of raptor poison sprayed toward the squad. They all ducked and rolled, taking cover behind the parked trikes and stacks of alien gear.

Her throat tightened. There were so many raptors. How the hell were they ever going to get out of here? Six men, no matter how fierce and tough, weren’t going to be able to fight off an army of aliens alone.

She saw Levi leap up. An alien raptor swung at him and he ducked, then slammed a hard punch into the alien’s gut. He followed it with an unforgiving front kick. The raptor stumbled back with a roar and Levi stepped over him, carbine aimed down.

Ash jumped off some crates, spraying laser fire everywhere. The berserkers mowed through raptor after raptor. God, was Hemi actually laughing?

They were so good, but crazy.

Movement caught her gaze and she saw one of the giant knuckle-dragger creatures lumber closer. Her blood turned to ice. The damn thing was huge and powerful. It lifted its foot and slammed it down near the berserkers.

She saw Tane shouting and waving an arm. Her hands pressed to the armor on her thighs. Griff was fighting off two raptors and the giant alien was headed after him.

All of a sudden, Levi leaped out, waving his arms at the alien.

Her heart lodged in her throat. God, he was drawing its attention.

The creature swung around, its large, red eyes zeroing in on Levi. It stomped in his direction. The creature lifted its foot again and brought it down with a boom. It landed close to Levi. Too close. He rolled to get out of the way.

Chrissy couldn’t breathe. She watched the monster fixing its crimson gaze on Levi, lifting its foot again.

Levi rolled again, hitting some crates. Several toppled over, and one crashed down on his leg.

The knuckle-dragger let out a deafening roar and moved toward Levi.

“Get up, biker man.” Mouth dry, she watched him grimace, trying desperately to free his leg.

Wildly, she looked around, expecting Ash to be charging in to help his friend. But Ash was wrestling with a raptor. And the other berserkers were fighting their own battles. They were too far away.

Screw this. Sick of watching and feeling helpless, she started the trike’s engine. Her hands clenched on the controls.

The alien lifted its foot, aiming directly at Levi.

She accelerated fast, the trike shooting forward. She saw Levi’s head snap up. She aimed right at the alien’s other leg.

She dodged some boxes and picked up more speed.

Chrissy rammed into the alien.

The impact was bone-crunching, and she was tossed forward. She looked up and saw the creature teetering.

Fall. Fall. It hung there for a second, swaying slightly back and forth, and started to plummet backwards. Chrissy grinned…until the creature kicked out its leg.

Its huge foot slammed into her vehicle.

The world upended, and she rolled over and over. Chrissy squeezed her eyes shut and ducked her head. Glass smashed with a hard crackle, and she felt a sharp sting on her face, followed by a hard knock to her shoulder.

The trike came to a stop on its roof. Pain throbbed through her and she opened her eyes.

The windshield was completely destroyed, and from what she could see of the trike, it was dented and twisted.

She pulled in a shaky breath. But she was alive, and she was pretty sure nothing was broken. Was Levi okay?

The door was wrenched open with a screech of metal.

Smiling, she looked up, expecting to see Levi.

Dread filled her, and her heart thumped in her chest.

A raptor leaned down and grabbed her armor at the back of her neck. With a grunt, he dragged her out of the vehicle.