DEAD MOON Box Set: Post-Apocalyptic Survival Series (Books 1-3) by Matt James

Author:Matt James [James, Matt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-02T06:00:00+00:00

9

“Are you sure this is a good idea?”

I thought it was a good idea at first, but now, I’m not so sure. Jill knows it too. I’ve never been good at hiding my feelings. The unsettling sensation is making me feel on edge, and I grip Winnie’s steering wheel harder in response.

“Why are we sitting here?” Hope asks. She’s sitting on Jill’s lap and seems as anxious as I must look.

“We’re scoping out the joint,” I reply.

“Scoping out the what?”

Jill rolls her eyes. “She’s seven, Frank.”

Right.

“Um, we’re waiting to see if it’s safe.”

“Ooooh.” Hope nods her understanding and leans forward.

Jill sighs. “Seriously, Frank, a jail?”

The Palm Beach County Main Detention Center hilariously sits on the south side of Gun Club Road. Yes, the street is actually called “Gun Club Road.” I’m not sure how funny it is, honestly, but I sure as hell think it is.

Separated into three sections, the South Tower is a twelve-story high-rise while its two sister buildings are only six stories tall. The entire complex has a bed capacity north of 2,000. My initial reservation about coming to this place stems from who they keep locked up here. This particular corrections facility houses Palm Beach County’s highest-risk inmates, along with those belonging to the federal government. But it also houses a few with peculiar mental health disorders too. Nasty ones.

I know this because a high school buddy of mine works here.

Worked here.

I’m not sure if Wes is still alive, but this would be the place to check. As far as I know, he’s unmarried and has no kids—just his job. Plus, not only are prisons tough to break out of, but they’re also insanely hard to break into. If the prison walls have remained intact, it would be a suitable place to hunker down and wait it out.

Slowly, I depress the pedal and roll Winnie forward. The front drive is a nondescript road, nothing fancy at all. The prison grounds are towards the back of the lot, and we’ll have to do some careful driving to get there. Like everywhere else, there are car wrecks and bodies galore. Luckily, it doesn’t look like the jail had many visitors the day everything happened.

“Dang,” I mutter, attempting to be careful with my language around Hope.

The front roundabout is entirely blocked by vehicles. We’re about a hundred feet from the building but will have to travel the rest of the way by foot. I was hoping we could pull right up to the front door and unload there.

Why am I surprised?

I throw Winnie into park, remove the key, stand, and get a nervous look from Hope when the rumble of the engine ceases. Jill squeezes her shoulder, which seems to calm her a little. Both women stand but stay quiet.

“Okay, here’s what’s going to happen.”

I look down at Hope. “You’re going to hold onto me as tight as you can.” She nods emphatically. My eyes meet Jill’s. She also nods, flexing her wrapped left hand. She can’t watch after the girl right now.

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