Edge of Anarchy: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller (Edge of Collapse Book 4) by Kyla Stone

Author:Kyla Stone [Stone, Kyla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Paper Moon Press
Published: 2020-06-09T16:00:00+00:00

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Hannah

Day Twenty-Seven

“I’ll make some hot chocolate,” Noah said, though she hadn’t asked for it. With a wary glance at Ghost, he circled the island to reach the counter and banged around in the cabinets.

She understood that he was seeking a distraction. Noah had never been great with uncomfortable emotions. He would rather smooth things over and pretend everything was okay, even if it wasn’t.

Even amid catastrophic change, some things remained the same.

Ghost nosed her thigh. She reached down and absently scratched his ears.

“It was so good to see Bishop,” she said, once again attempting to change the subject to more neutral territory. “We should have him and Daphne over. I can’t wait to see Juniper and Zoe.”

Noah went very still. He paused, his back to her. His hand hovered over the hot chocolate canister.

A chill raced up her spine. “What?”

He turned to face her, his expression somber. “Daphne. The girls. They’re…they’re dead.”

She stared at him, stricken. “What happened?”

Noah told her about Ray Shultz and his gang of thugs. The massacre at Crossway church. How many had died. Milo and Quinn’s ordeal. How Bishop had been forced to watch his wife and daughters die in front of him.

By the end, she was shaking. Tears stung the backs of her eyelids. Her heart ached with sorrow and compassion and burned with anger. The senseless cruelty and death. The horror Bishop had endured. The loss of his beautiful family.

A month into the collapse, and everything was coming undone. Everyone in this town had already lost so much. So much pain, grief, and hardship.

She shook her head. “What Bishop went through…I had no idea.”

“The militia took care of it. They caught the monsters and brought justice to Fall Creek. That will never happen again. Never. We’ve…sacrificed. We’ve made sure of it.”

“The militia?”

“We invited them to Fall Creek. They get homes in Winter Haven in exchange for protection. Gangs and organized criminals are attacking nearby towns. With the supply chain down, people are already desperate and starving. The governor has made it clear that he doesn’t care what happens to his citizens. Not in the rural communities, anyway. FEMA and the National Guard are busy elsewhere. We’ve been abandoned. For the foreseeable future, we’re on our own.”

She’d seen the soldiers in camouflage uniforms toting semi-automatic rifles at the checkpoint into Fall Creek. More patrolling Main Street and Winter Haven.

She’d been so focused on getting home to Milo and Noah, her mind had barely registered them. Until now.

“They’re keeping us safe.” Noah put his elbows on the island and leaned toward her, his eyes bright, his expression earnest. “This place is safe, Hannah. We can start over. We can build a life here.”

“I hope so.”

“I know so. We have a house with electricity and heat. We have food, supplies, Milo’s medication. Rosamond made sure of it. She took care of us.”

Her heart constricted at the mention of Rosamond Sinclair. Gavin Pike’s mother. Her mouth went dry and thick, like it was stuffed with paper towels.

It was time to tell him.

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