A Mad Zombie Party by Gena Showalter

Author:Gena Showalter [Showalter, Gena]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Young Adult, Horror
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Published: 2015-09-27T16:00:00+00:00

Something I learned last night: another name for stakeout is torture in a hot box.

We don’t have Tiffany’s GPS coordinates, but we have her home address, so River and I parked our car down the street to watch the house...and watch and watch as nothing happened.

Tiffany is still MIA. But the would-be murderer is only seventeen with a worried mother who’s placed missing-person posters throughout town. If the girl hasn’t left town—hell, even if she has—she’ll return sooner or later. Or, at the very least, call.

One call. That’s all we need.

River slams his fist into the steering wheel of the old beater that blends in well with the rusty death traps parked in front of the dilapidated houses along the pothole-infested street. Graffiti decorates many of the curbs, and most of the streetlamps have been busted.

“The longer this girl makes me wait,” he says, “the worse it’s going to be for her.”

I agree. “For someone who disowned his sister, you sure do seem upset that someone hurt her.”

“Back to this?” He flicks me a narrowed glance. “I love her. I’ve never stopped loving her, never will.”

“And yet you abandoned her.”

“Did I?” His eyes narrow. “I’ve kept tabs on her this entire time. I’ve seen her trailing you. At first I thought the two of you were dating, but the way you treated her... I’ve wanted to kill you a thousand times over. So don’t try to tell me you give a shit about her.”

“What I give or don’t give is my business. She’s under my protection.” I say the words, and I mean them. I’ll protect her with my life, if necessary. Because it’s the right thing to do.

He turns in his seat to face me head-on. “Since when?”

“Since Ali’s vision.”

“A vision no one will talk about with any kind of detail. When is Milla supposed to save your miserable hide?”

“Visions never come with a ‘save the date’ card.” I should know. Before Kat’s death, I’d begun having visions with Bronx. Visions of battles and blood and pain. After Kat’s death, I couldn’t stand the thought of seeing a future without her. Thankfully Ali and Cole had learned how to control their visions by that point; they taught me. Mind over matter. I haven’t had a vision since.

River runs his tongue over his teeth. “My sister’s actions led to your girlfriend’s death. You’re not the kind of guy who forgives and forgets, even to save his own skin. You’re the type who will go down with a ship if it means you can hold your enemy’s head under water.”

He’s right. “Milla isn’t my enemy. Not anymore.”

“What is she then?”

“A friend.” On a trial basis. At least, that’s what I told her. But I think we’re already past that. I trust her to have my back.

“A friend. Please.” River grabs my collar and yanks me nose-to-nose with him. “She’s had a shit life, and the few times she’s lowered her guard and allowed someone in, they’ve cut and run. She doesn’t need you to make everything worse.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.