Faultline: Days of Destruction Book 3: (A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller Series) by Stephanie Mylchreest & Mike Kraus

Author:Stephanie Mylchreest & Mike Kraus [Mylchreest, Stephanie & Kraus, Mike]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Muonic Press Inc
Published: 2023-05-25T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

Lilly

Ten Days After

For a long moment no one said anything, the sound of the door slamming behind Julia remaining like a silent echo inside the mud-brick house. Lilly could feel her muscles tensing, her fists clenching as a familiar anger surged through her. She took a breath and focused on the kitchen wall, letting the tension slowly recede.

As she shook out her hands, knowing the others were watching, she forced a grim smile, catching Pip’s eye and then looking away. “I’ll go after her. I think she’s just stressed about Dad and everything else going on. We all are.”

“Don’t go too far from the house,” Sandy said from where she’d taken over the watch. “It’s dark now. Here, take this.” She retrieved a handgun from a scuffed cupboard beside the window, handing it to Lilly. “We don’t have a lot of ammo left, but enough to scare off any troublemakers.”

The gun felt cold in Lilly’s hands and she checked it over before tucking it into her waistband. She glanced outside at the darkened landscape; the shadows lengthening and coalescing into each other as the sun fell toward the horizon. “Has there been any trouble?”

“Not up here at the house. But I had a couple of sticky situations when I went looking for supplies. Nothing I couldn’t handle.”

Sandy straightened and Lilly was reminded of the respect she commanded back at the conservation camp. Small, wiry and well into her forties, she had the lean, muscular body of a fighter, and her eyes set a hard edge to her otherwise pretty face. With her hair pulled back in a no-nonsense bun, a hunting rifle hung over her shoulder, Lilly had no doubt there was very little that Sandy couldn’t handle.

Lilly reached out and took Sandy’s hand for a minute. “Thank you for looking after the two of them while we were gone. Especially after you lost your husband and your dogs. You didn’t hesitate to step up and help us, and I’ll never forget that.”

Sandy squeezed her hand. “It’s easy to help good people.” She turned back to the front window for a moment, eyes scanning the gloom, watchful and alert.

Lilly was about to reply when Norman cleared his throat. “Do you mind if I take a look at your dad, now?”

“Go ahead,” Lilly replied, shooting Norman a grateful look. He raised his tattooed arm and gave her a thumbs up, before heading to the bedroom. When she glanced back at Sandy, she saw her questioning expression, one eyebrow raised and her head cocked to the side.

“Norman’s a doctor,” Lilly said, “a cancer specialist, actually. But he might still be able to help my dad.”

Sandy gave a nod. “Don’t judge a book by its cover, right? I assumed he was one of Matti’s friends.”

Lilly let out a bitter laugh. “Probably explains why Julia was so rude to him. I wonder if she’ll change her tune when she learns he’s a doctor.”

“Whatever happens, don’t be too long, okay?”

Lilly gave a half nod, then turned to leave.

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