Retribution: An EMP Survival Story (EMP Aftermath Series Book 3) by John Winchester

Author:John Winchester [Winchester, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2017-05-20T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

The sun hung low in the sky. Glowing orange and red light reflected off the mirror-smooth Ohio River as it flowed past the city of Huntington, West Virginia. After two days of hard riding, Kenny and Amy were finally at their destination. Kenny followed her through a narrow alley next to a warehouse in the city, skirting crates, barrels, and drums of dried carp stacked up two or three high. The fishy smell was overpowering in the confined space, but the alley provided them good cover. No one in their right mind would navigate the alley unless they absolutely had to. It was the perfect spot to sit and watch, though he had no idea what he was looking for. Sarah might be here somewhere, but she could also be long gone. All he could do was try to figure out where the kidnapped women were kept until they were put on a riverboat and sent away. If she had already been loaded on a boat, there was little chance of discovering where she was. It was his only hope.

At the mouth of the alleyway, Kenny cautiously peered out at the street, taking note of the foot traffic and horse-drawn wagons as they made their way past. Down the street another hundred yards he could see three riverboats moored at a pier next to the river. Wagonloads of goods were being loaded and unloaded from the ships by dozens of laborers, their shirts dripping with sweat from the stifling heat. After several minutes of watching, something across the street caught his eye, and he pointed it out to his mother.

"Look across the street at that warehouse. See those two Martin Hale men guarding the front? I counted four more Martin Hale men coming in and out of that building since we got here. If Sarah’s still here, that's got to be where she is. I just hope we aren't too late," Kenny said.

"We'll tackle that problem when we get to it. For now, all we can do is try to locate her. You're right about the warehouse. If the riverboats only take the kidnapped girls away once a week they would need somewhere to keep them under guard. That building is too heavily guarded to be a regular warehouse."

"Come on. Let's go around back and see if there's another way in," Kenny said. They didn't want to be too obvious about their intentions and walk directly across the street. Kenny led Amy through back alleys and walked several streets up from the warehouse before cutting across the main thoroughfare. Once across the street, they went behind the warehouses, keeping an eye out for the Martin Hale security guards.

Now that he was closer he could see a way inside. The warehouse was two stories tall and had windows that wrapped all the way around the side and back of the building. The windows on the upper level were propped open a few inches to allow air to circulate through the building.

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