Escape the Breakdown: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller (A Powerless World Book 1) by Jack Hunt

Author:Jack Hunt [Hunt, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Direct Response Publishing
Published: 2021-02-02T00:00:00+00:00

Alicia wasn’t sure how long she sat there at the edge of the bed, but it had to be long enough for Colby to find her. She heard the scuttle of paws and Colby calling her name as he entered the apartment. Could she have hopped out the window? Probably but the urge to escape was no longer there. Escape from what? To what?

Kane appeared in the doorway, held back by a leash. He sat down, tail wagging, his job done once again.

“Should have figured you’d come here,” Colby said before his eyes diverted to the body. Daisy, unaware that her father had died, came barging in, all mouth and fury.

“The next time you decide to pull a move like that, I’ll shoot you.”

She must have expected to get an angry response, a glare even, but Alicia remained expressionless. What tears had come out were already depleted. Numbness replaced what emotion she had left. A second or two passed before Daisy spotted the body.

“You kill this guy?”

She had no idea who he was.

“Daisy. Give us a moment,” Colby said.

“What?”

“A moment alone.”

“Look, Colby, I know you have a strong sex drive but this is not the time.”

He glared. “Get out. Go on!”

She threw her hands up and squeezed past him. “All right. All right. I could use a cigarette anyway. You want me to take Kane out for a piss?”

“Sure.”

“Don’t be long,” Daisy said.

Once she was gone, Colby stepped into the room, still looking at her father.

“I’m sorry,” he said.

That was the first decent thing to come out of his mouth since they’d met.

“Was he alive when you arrived?”

She shook her head. Colby exhaled hard, shaking his head. He cursed.

He drew a heavy breath as he went over to the window and looked out. “You asked me how I found you. This is how.” He looked over. “Most bail-jumpers screw up by returning to family, except yours is in Portland and you were seen heading for L.A. That makes things a little difficult but not impossible.” He paused. “I dug into your background. Your father in Portland is the same one you grew up with. Your mother even had you take his last name except he wasn’t your biological father.” He pointed. “Robert Harrington was. A British immigrant. Your mother left him before she found out she was pregnant with you. Your real name is Alicia Harrington, isn’t it?”

She nodded, unable to even form words.

“That’s why others couldn’t find you. They were searching in the wrong place.”

“How did you know?” she asked.

“It’s my job to know. Years as a cop helps too. People who jump bail don’t realize how hard it is to live on the run. It’s a lot harder than it looks. Even those who take steps to hide their tracks still leave behind bread crumbs. Phone records, purchases, internet search records, forum posts, it didn’t take long to find you in a DNA group and discover a test you took to find out who your biological father was. There was only one listing for a Robert Harrington in Los Angeles.

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