After the EMP (Book 5): Chaos Gains by Harley Tate

Author:Harley Tate [Tate, Harley]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Dystopian | EMP
Publisher: Harley Tate
Published: 2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

DANI

Wilkins Residence

Eugene, Oregon

12:00 p.m.

Dani paced behind the sofa, unable to sit still while Colt was away. She still didn’t know why he disappeared in the middle of the night or hung out with those soldiers until the morning hours, but he seemed back on board now.

She should be out there, helping him fight the bad guys, not stuck as a lookout. She knew he only threw out the protection line so she would stay. It barely worked.

Crossing her arms, her steps turned into more of a stomp. Everything was all turned around. Doug and Harvey were off with Colt investigating a potential hostage situation. Melody was camped out in the kitchen with Gloria, cleaning the latest pickings from the garden, and Dani was stuck inside with nothing to do.

Melody’s words from earlier echoed in her head. If she was so willing to fight, why wasn’t she out there fighting? Instead she was in the kitchen chatting and laughing like nothing had changed.

Didn’t she see it was now or never?

Every minute Jarvis and his men breathed they amassed more power. Weapons. Food. Gas. Maybe even electricity. Soon they wouldn’t be able to shoot their way out of an attack. Jarvis would come for them all and Dani and Colt wouldn’t survive.

How lucky could two people be?

The sound of feet scurrying on wood caught Dani’s attention and she stopped still. Will flew into the room, cheeks rosy and chest heaving. “You need to hide!”

“Why?”

“The army! They’re in the backyard.”

“What? No way.”

He gripped the doorway so hard, his knuckles showed white. “I saw them. They jumped the fence and fanned out real slow all around the oak. They’re coming in.”

Dani scanned the room for exits. If she hid in the basement, they would find her. She would be trapped. If she ran out the front door, she’d be gunned down in the street.

There was nowhere to go.

She reached for the rifle sitting on the coffee table. “Did they see you?”

Will shook his head. “No. I was in the little back room, just sitting and staring out the window. No one can see me if I’m in the corner.”

Dani nodded. She’d noticed the same thing earlier. “Go get Melody and Gloria. Tell them what’s happening.”

Will disappeared into the kitchen and Dani rushed around the couch, crouching beneath the top. The soldiers would come from every angle they could, but would keep a low profile. Just like Colt said they would.

Organized. Quiet. Slow.

Melody appeared in the doorway with a baseball bat. “The guys took all the guns.”

Dani nodded. She was the only one armed. “Help me barricade the living room. We need some cover.”

They worked together to flip the coffee table over just as Gloria came running with garden shears in her hand. “I told Will to hide in his room. He’s shoved himself in his closet with Lottie. What can I do?”

Both Gloria and Melody looked at Dani like she was the leader when half an hour ago they thought she was crazy. Too late to hold grudges.

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