Burning Rubber (Riders of the Apocalypse Book 2) by Alex Westmore

Author:Alex Westmore [Westmore, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: azw
Publisher: Broad Winged Books
Published: 2016-06-02T04:00:00+00:00

With thirty miles to go to Angola, Dallas’s group came to a roadblock made with two lines of cars and cinder blocks that stretched from one embankment to another.

Stopping a hundred yards before it, Dallas asked Roper for her thoughts.

“We could detour around it—but we’re much safer staying away from towns—or we could go right through it and hope the bus makes it without too much damage.”

“Collateral damage.” Ferdie offered from the back. “We could also leave the bus here and see what they want.”

“They’ll want the Fuchs.”

“And maybe the women.” This came from a woman named Jamie, who came to them just before they shoved off. Only under the cover of darkness did this woman feel comfortable enough to finally admit who and what she was.

Roper leaned into the back. “Why would you say that?”

“Besides food and weapons, what men are eventually going to want and need is women. If we are to continue on, reproduction is mandatory. Who knows how long those other countries plan on containing us?”

Roper nodded. “Where you from, Jamie?”

“Santa Cruz, California. I am…was…a professor of gender studies at the university there. Trust me. When a society collapses and there is no one to keep the men tame, they will resort to their most primal state. They will start seeing women as trophies, as something to be hunted. Their innate brutishness will emerge and they will feel the fear of extinction. This fear will drive them to enslave women once more. This does not bode well for our gender, especially since the majority here now are not interested in the big salami.”

“She’s got a point,” Roper said to Dallas. “I’d never thought of it that way, but we’re really at risk.”

“Well, whatever the reason, putting up a road block is a desperate and overtly hostile move that gives away their intentions.” Turning the Fuchs off, Dallas unbuckled her seatbelt and turned to address the group.

“I’m not inclined to go around. The longer we are on the road, the more dangerous it is for those in the bus. So, here are my thoughts. Feel free to chime in if you have an opinion.” She pointed to the middle of the roadblock. “I think if we plow through that line and take out everyone we can, we could get to the other side and finish off anyone still standing. Then we can assist the bus in getting through.”

“You don’t want to give diplomacy a try?” Ferdie asked.

Dallas shook her head. “That would merely give them a hostage, and we can’t afford that. No, we need to hit them hard and fast. Churchill, you take the turret. Ferdie, you and Hole take the portcullis. Jamie, you take the back of the Beast and let the guys know if there are any issues behind us. Everyone shoot sparingly but well.” To Roper she said, “Would you tell Zoe what the plan is? Make sure they watch their flank. If they get into trouble, tell her to come through the roadblock hole we create and not to stop.

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