Humanity's Edge Trilogy (Book 1): Turn by Kohler Paul B

Author:Kohler, Paul B. [Kohler, Paul B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Horror | Infected
Publisher: Global Endeavor Publishing
Published: 2017-05-30T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 39

Daniels appeared in the kitchen doorway moments later, his eyes wide. “Sheriff, we have a situation.”

Clay brought his hand to his gun, sensing more of the crazed crawling through the streets, their teeth aching for blood. “What is it?”

Alayna appeared beside Daniels then. She shuddered with panic. Together they looked like twins, joined with a common, terrible truth. “She’s gone,” she blurted, biting her lip.

Daniels swallowed harshly, then, in a booming voice that echoed across the kitchen, said, “Megan is nowhere to be found. But that’s not the worst of it.”

Alayna nearly collapsed beside him, her knees bucking forward. Norah gasped, rushing forward and wrapping her frail arms around her. “Darling, get ahold of yourself,” she whispered. “Jesus.”

“I—I can’t believe she’d do this to me . . . again,” Alayna braced herself. “I thought she was past her issues . . .” she said, her voice trailing off.

Beside her, Daniels wrapped his arms around both Norah and Alayna, ensuring they remained standing. “We checked all the rooms. Megan’s gone—along with the device.”

“What?” Clay asked, stepping forward. “The device that was meant to—”

“To free us from this containment zone. Yes,” Daniels said, finishing Clay’s observation.

“You must have misplaced it,” Ralph said, eyeing him haughtily. “Maybe you left it up in the bar last night?”

Daniels didn’t turn toward him. “The device is gone, Sheriff.”

Clay felt the internal terror rally once more. “Where the hell could it have gone, then, Daniels?”

“I suggest that Megan might have taken it, sir,” Daniels answered, standing at full attention now.

“NO!” Alayna screeched beside him. “She may be deceitful at times, but she’d no more leave us in a perilous situation than I would.”

Clay’s team had begun to panic, quaking with fear about their sudden entrapment. “How are we going to get out?” Connie rasped. Willis inhaled sharply and leaned heavily against the refrigerator door. Norah turned her sharp eyes toward the sheriff, searching for answers.

“CALM DOWN!” Clay yelled. He brought hands to his temple, feeling sweat beads begin to form, just as they had when he’d been ill the previous day. “Megan probably just went back to her house, where she feels safe.” He swallowed, his mind spinning. He didn’t want to blame Alayna for this unforeseen development, and he didn’t have the right to blame Daniels. “We can’t get bogged down with all this drama and nonsense. It’ll literally kill us. And I can promise you that.”

No one spoke. Alayna seemed to regain a sense of urgency and self. She blinked madly at Clay, waiting for the remainder of his instructions.

Clay used the silence to check his wristwatch, noting the time. “Megan can’t have walked far, anyway. And we still have plenty of time to clear this town before the fumigation begins. I say we continue working as we have been, and we allow Megan to get her head back on her shoulders and rejoin us here. If any of us comes across her on our search, then try and reel her in. What do you say?”

Ralph smacked his palms together, seemingly activated by Clay’s words.

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