All That Rises by Jack Hunt

Author:Jack Hunt [Hunt, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | EMP | Survival | Thriller
Publisher: Direct Response Publishing
Published: 2019-10-24T04:00:00+00:00

“So was it a success?” Colonel Lukeman asked Bennington.

“We shall see.”

Lukeman got up from his chair shaking his head. “Why do I have a feeling this isn’t going to work?”

“Oh, ye of little faith.” Bennington had his feet up on the desk and was sipping on hot coffee.

He sighed. “Harris should have left to this to me.”

“Why would he, you didn’t perform well in Belfast, did you?”

Lukeman narrowed his gaze. “Let’s not forget if it wasn’t for me and my guys you’d probably be lying in a pool of blood. Show me some respect.”

Bennington laughed. “Anyway, where’s Harris?”

“He got a radio transmission from Castine.”

“He still banging her, is he?”

“That’s none of your business.”

“No. I guess not. So who’s the legs?” he said gesturing with his head to the dark-haired woman. “Looks like she’s taking over.”

“Brooke Stephens. One of the higher-ups at FEMA. Her visit with Harris didn’t go well. She wasn’t impressed with the way things are being handled, hence the reason why Harris is banging, as you so bluntly put it, your town manager.”

“She’s not mine. Heck, if I had my way I would put a bullet in her head. From what I can tell she’s playing both sides of the fence. I don’t trust her.”

“Well at least that’s one thing we both agree on,” Lukeman said. He removed a cigar from his mouth and blew out smoke as he stood by the entrance to the tent. “But you know how he is. I’ve tried multiple times to get him to rethink, approach this from a different angle but he won’t listen. Meanwhile my men are dying because of it.”

“I’m curious, Lukeman. Why are you still taking orders from him?”

Lukeman looked at him. “Because I was assigned here. It’s my duty.”

“No. It was your duty. Times are changing, soldier boy,” Bennington said getting up and heading over to the A-frame. “Dwindling resources, soldiers going AWOL, the end is written on the wall my friend, no pun intended.” He pointed to the map of the towns. “By this time next month, there will be two, maybe three more towns digging their heels in the ground. What then? I mean, Castine is just a blip on the map. Don’t you want something more? Surely you have family?”

“I have my orders.”

“And you’re good at following them. I admire that. Though there is no fucking way I would have joined the military. Having people bark at me and tell me how high to jump. No. I’m just wired differently. Now, if it was me giving orders. Well, I might be open to that but…” He looked at Lukeman who was fixated on the camp outside.

Since his arrival, Bennington had been studying the hierarchy in the camp, observing the interactions between Harris and the military, because after losing friends at the hands of the militia he figured the only way forward from here was if he could rally a new group together, people that were used to taking orders, people that were capable and skilled and used to risking their ass for the great red, white and blue.

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