Abaddon by Dirk Patton

Author:Dirk Patton [Patton, Dirk]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombies
Publisher: Reaper Ranch Press LLC
Published: 2018-08-30T04:00:00+00:00

36

Viktoriya drove fast once they exited the underground garage. Captain Black twisted in his seat to peer through the SUV’s rear window as a pair of Honolulu police cars skidded to a stop at the curb in front of the building. He turned back front in time to see three more vehicles with flashing lights and blaring sirens approaching.

“Slow down,” he hissed, glancing at the speedometer. “You’re going to get us noticed.”

Viktoriya didn’t say anything but reduced pressure on the gas pedal. The needle swung back to the left as speed bled off, then the three police cruisers blasted past. The instant they were clear, Black turned to watch them screech to stops, effectively blocking the street that ran in front of her building. He didn’t like it when one of the cops who leapt out looked in their direction.

It wasn’t a quick glance, either. The man was definitely interested in the only vehicle that was moving in the immediate area of a reported shooting. Just before they were too far away for him to make out details, he was almost certain he saw the cop raise a radio to his mouth while still staring at the departing vehicle.

“Fuck,” he snapped. “We’ve been noticed.”

“Are you sure?” Viktoriya asked, eyes flicking between the mirror and the road to the front.

“Sure enough. And I think he put out a call, so the next cop that sees us will probably pull us over.”

She spoke a few words in her native tongue and he didn’t need her to translate to get their meaning.

“Turn here!”

He pointed at the mouth of an alley that cut between two tall buildings. Viktoriya jammed on the brakes, nearly losing control of the vehicle as she made the turn. Accelerating, she tightly gripped the wheel with both hands as walls on either side pressed in. To Black it felt as if they were about to scrape off the outside mirrors.

“Where were you going?” he asked, unable to take his eyes off the gradually narrowing path.

“I have a fallback,” she said through gritted teeth. “A safe house. Just in case.”

“Who knows about it?”

“No one. Set it up myself and paid for it in cash.”

“How far?” he asked.

Before she could answer there was a horrendous squeal of grinding metal. A large dumpster wasn’t properly pushed into an alcove in the side of the building and she’d misjudged how much room there really was. The passenger side mirror was sheared off and Black reflexively leaned away from the point of impact.

“How far?” he asked again after recovering from the surprise of the collision.

“It is on the north shore,” she said, slowing to a crawl to squeeze around another dumpster.

“Won’t make it,” he said. “Not in this. We’ve gotta change vehicles.”

She shot him a look before accelerating. Ahead, they could see the alley open up as it intersected another wide boulevard. On one side, a parking lot surrounded by a chain link fence appeared and she jammed on the brakes. Tires squealed as she made the turn into a pay-to-park lot.

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