Relentless - Swarm Book 6: (An Epic Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller) by J.T. Sloane & Mike Kraus

Author:J.T. Sloane & Mike Kraus [Sloane, J.T. & Kraus, Mike]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Muonic Press Inc
Published: 2023-01-26T13:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY

Kim Walker. Route 54 to Van Horn, Texas

The pistol slipped through Kim’s clammy hand as she crept down the drive to try her luck at yet another house. Heart jolting, she tightened her grip. Pausing in front of the door, she tucked the gun into the back waistband of her cargo pants. The darkness was absolute. There was no power to the small town of Van Horn, and toxic smog from the out-of-control fires smothered the stars and moon. Cold leeched from the hard, frosty ground. Shivering, she zipped her fleece-lined hoodie up to her throat. Crazy how it was almost the end of June and yet the heat of a normal summer day had been snuffed out by the sooty clouds. It was even colder at night. If the smoke didn’t pass over the state soon, all the remaining vegetation would die, followed by the animals. Birds were already being affected. Since they’d been searching the streets, she and Dixie had stepped over at least three dead mourning doves and only a few minutes ago, an owl had spiraled down from the sky to slap onto the road.

Dixie was as wheezy as an old accordion as she sucked in lungfuls of the deadly air. Kim’s breathing was hardly any quieter, but they did their best to limit the amount of noise they made on the too-quiet streets. The past days had taught them the hard way, few could be trusted. While the town gave the appearance of being deserted, or even abandoned, they hoped—no, they needed—people to still be there, sheltering inside their homes. Wyatt’s life depended on locating help within the next few hours. They’d left the eleven-year-old in Mateo’s truck parked at the intersection of La Caverna Street and East Ninth Street with strict instructions not to unlock the doors for anyone but themselves.

Kim rapped on the house’s wooden door. Waited. Then rapped again. She pressed her ear against the timber then turned to Dixie. “I’m certain I heard someone moving about inside.”

“Try again?” Dixie swept her flashlight over the house, then more slowly over the patch of dirt and rocks that populated the front yard.

They needed to find Mateo’s friend, Perez. Wyatt’s life depended on it. Kim thumped the door, but again there was no response. “Please, can you help us? We’re looking for a man called Perez. We’ve got a sick child who needs urgent medical attention.”

A soft footfall came from inside. That was all. Kim fought her urge to kick her way through the door. “Can’t blame whoever is inside for not answering. We could be anybody.” Still she gave the unyielding door another prolonged hammering. No one came.

“How are we going to find Perez? We’ve been banging on doors for ages now and no one wants to help.” Muttering under her breath, Dixie stomped down the gravel drive to the road, the narrow beam of light her only guide. They’d been lucky to find a flashlight as well as a pistol in

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