Broken World by Kate L. Mary

Author:Kate L. Mary [Mary, Kate L.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Published: 2014-07-01T16:00:00+00:00

17

“WE NEED TO GO DOWN THERE and check it out,” Angus says.

Slowly, I lift my head. Angus walks across the room and pulls a gun out of his bag. He checks to make sure it’s loaded. I blink and try to wrap my brain around what he’s doing, but it’s like I’m trapped in some kind of fog.

“Are you nuts?” I somehow manage to get out.

“Need to know what we’re dealin’ with,” he says, shoving the gun in the waistband of his pants and pulling out a few knives.

“That maid attacked me! What more do you need to know?” My heart races and the sudden urge to scream is so overwhelming that I have to ball my hands into fists. There’s no way this is happening. I take a deep breath and try to get my pulse to slow, to stop the pounding in my ears, but it doesn’t work. The urge to or throw something or rip out my hair gets stronger. Maybe I’m hysterical.

“Angus is right,” Axl says, copying his brother’s movements. “You can stay here.”

I jump to my feet and shake my head. “I don’t want to be alone.”

Emily starts to whimper and I jerk. I forgot she was here. What’s wrong with me?

I kneel down next to her and rub her head gently. My hand shakes. “Shhh, it’s okay. We’re just going to go downstairs and check on something. I’ll carry you, okay?”

“You takin’ her down?” Angus asks doubtfully.

I stare at Emily for a few seconds, trying to focus through the fog. Should I take her? Leaving her alone in the room seems irresponsible. It’s eighteen floors up and she’d be terrified. Plus, what would she do if we never came back?

“We can’t leave her alone,” I whisper. “She’s four.”

I lift her up and scan the room. Where’s my purse? I spot it on an end table. When I pull my gun out, Emily’s eyes get even bigger. They are so brown.

“Give me a gun,” Joshua says.

Angus purses his lips and his eyes narrow. “You know how to use one, Doc?”

Joshua keeps his hand out. “Point and pull the trigger, right? How hard can it be?”

Angus snorts, but hands it to him anyway. “Just make sure you’re close so you don’t miss.”

No one says a word when we head to the elevator. Hell, I’m not even sure anyone is breathing. The tension is so thick that my skin tingles, and I cling tightly to Emily as if she’s some kind of lifeline. Hopefully, everyone thinks I’m trying to comfort her, and not the other way around. I don’t want them to know what a selfish bitch I’m being.

Axl’s eye catches mine and he frowns. He shakes his head. He can read me like a book. I look away. I need to get it together.

The doors open on the first floor and my arms tighten around Emily. I hang back while Angus and Axl step out with their guns raised. Even Joshua goes before me. It’s for Emily, she’s the reason I’m being this way.

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