Love and Decay, Season Two Omnibus: Episodes 1-12 by Higginson Rachel

Author:Higginson, Rachel
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romantic suspense, thriller, paranormal romance, zombies, undead, dystopian, horror romance, new adult romance, new adult scifi
Publisher: Rachel Higginson

Chapter Two

“Reagan, get Page and get up here,” Hendrix barked. “Allen, put your hands on your head and drop to your knees. You too, lady.”

Kane eyed the wall of weapons directly to his left but sighed resignedly and obeyed. I should have noticed how compliant he behaved, how easily subdued he suddenly became. I should have noticed and I should have demanded an answer right then and there.

I would remember this single moment for the rest of my life and never be able to answer all the questions I should have asked. This moment and the painful ones to come would haunt me.

Forever.

But as it happened, my thoughts were everywhere else than where they should have been. Clearly this wasn’t the happy reunion I’d imagined. Obviously, Hendrix would be too keyed up to do the whole hugging and weeping thing that I wanted. That made sense if I looked at this scenario without emotion and completely detached from this place.

But I couldn’t do that. So when he didn’t immediately pull me into his arms, I felt a fissured start at the top of my head and crack and split its way all the way to my toes. The action or really lack of action triggered a defense mechanism inside me that I didn’t even know I possessed. I probably should have made him hug me… made him pay attention to me. But I didn’t.

Instead, I made a decision that would forever change him… forever change us.

Nerves and fear mixed with my own grieving and intense frustration. I didn’t want to drag him into the Allen-circling-vortex-of-hell. I didn’t want Hendrix involved with any of this. As it seemed I couldn’t freaking extricate myself entirely, I wanted to at least protect the man I loved most from the poison these people injected into everything they touched.

Including Page.

But it was because of Page that I had no choice.

More gun tips popped into the hole and Parker brothers appeared on every side.

“You’re alive,” Nelson breathed relief. After a fast moment he demanded, “Where’s Page?”

“Get up here, Reagan,” Hendrix commanded.

“Where’s Page,” Vaughan growled with so much suffused anger in his words they hit my skin like golf-ball sized hail.

“Page needs help,” I squeaked.

Vaughan dropped into the bunker before I could say anything else. “Where is she?”

Hendrix followed and Nelson came next, barking at his younger brothers to keep watch. Linley muttered something that I couldn’t quite make out, but by the tone of her voice I knew it wasn’t nice. Vaughan forcefully shoved her up the ladder. He shouted instructions to his brothers about shooting to kill if she tried anything.

They happily agreed.

I had glanced up for just a second to watch Linley leave and when my attention came back down it was to Hendrix who knelt next to Page, his hands hovering over her uncertainly. Vaughan fell to his knees next, mimicking the prayer position perfectly. Nelson followed, positioning himself at her feet. His gun clattered to the concrete floor next to him and I tensed automatically, waiting for it to accidentally go off because I knew it was loaded.

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