Beyond Evil by Neil White

Author:Neil White [White, Neil]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Thrillers, Suspense, cookie429, Kat, Extratorrents
ISBN: 9781847561305
Google: 7URMXwAACAAJ
Amazon: 1847561306
Publisher: Avon
Published: 2011-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Two

John scoured the barn with Gemma, looking for ways to make the house more secure.

Gemma kicked a roll of barbed wire. ‘Can we use this?’

He nodded. ‘We can wrap it round the grilles, or nail it to the window frames on the inside.’

‘What are we defending against?’

John licked his lips nervously, not knowing how much Gemma knew. ‘The authorities don’t like what we do,’ he said. ‘Henry is worried that they’ll do a raid. We’ve got cannabis here, remember, growing in one of the barns.’

‘But we can’t stop that with wire and mesh on the windows.’

‘I know, but it will slow them down and give us more time.’

‘For what?’

‘Just to defend ourselves. Or even get away, if we can hold off until nightfall.’

Gemma didn’t look satisfied by that. ‘Do you think Henry wants us to be martyrs or something?’

‘I don’t know,’ John said, not meeting her gaze, ‘but if we are going to change anything, we have to be prepared for that. It might just be prison, and that will be easy. We’ll be out in less than half, and we’ll be heroes, because we’ll have made a stand. We’re fighting back, but we must be ready for it.’

‘It won’t be prison,’ Gemma said.

‘How do you mean?’

She rolled her eyes. ‘Because we don’t recognise their courts, silly. Don’t you remember what Henry said, that their laws only bind us if we agree to it? That’s why we are free.’

He nodded. ‘Yes, I’m sorry. Henry told me about the Magna Carta thing, that we can carry out lawful rebellion.’

‘I don’t understand all the details, because every time Henry explains it, I get lost, but I trust him, because it isn’t just us who feel this way. You’ve just got to remember to give up everything.’

‘What, you mean my property?’

‘More than that, because you have to give up your legal name. If you are dealing with anyone official, don’t go by the name you used to have, because your birth certificate is just your membership card to their society, and so if you use that name, you accept membership. But this is the clever thing; if you don’t use your given name, you have opted out. If you have no contract with society, they can’t enforce the penalties under the contract.’ She grinned. ‘Clever, don’t you think?’

‘It can’t be that simple.’

‘It is, I’ve seen it work.’ Gemma started to pull at the coil of wire, an old rag wrapped around her hand to protect it. ‘And like you say, if they try to use force, we will just defend ourselves. It’s exciting, sort of.’

‘Gemma?’

She stopped. ‘Yes?’

‘All I want is for us to stay together, that’s all,’ John said. She started to say something in response, but he held up his hand. ‘I know what Henry said, and I know that you won’t be with me exclusively, but whatever time you’ve got spare, if Henry is all right about it, I would like you to share it with me.’

Gemma grinned and then bit her lip seductively.

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