Sharing Hell by Aurelia Skye

Author:Aurelia Skye [Skye, Aurelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amourisa Press
Published: 2017-03-29T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

I wasn’t certain if Chris, Finn, and Avi had observed me with Lian at some point, they’d had a sixth sense last night, or they’d all been busy, but none of the three had come to my room. I’d slept in Lian’s arms, though I missed the others. I imagined the first night was easiest for Lian, being just the two of us though, and if they were being deliberately discreet, I appreciated it.

When Lian and I joined the rest of the group, no one seemed to notice we had entered together. It was just like any other day as we discussed strategy for today’s run. Alyssa and her group joined us, and I was relieved to be paired with them. We were developing a good rapport with everyone in Alyssa’s group, which made it easier to work together. Avi had probably deliberately arranged it that way, perhaps recognizing the growing friendship between Alyssa and me.

We took two trucks, along with a slew of guns, and we were even more cautious than usual, because we were exploring a new area. We were entering a warehouse district, hopeful we would find food stores among the contents in the warehouses. This had been an industrial area before HLV, and the places we were targeting had been surplus stocking area for several large retailers around the area.

As far as I knew, we were still well supplied, particularly with food, but we could never have too much. If we had excess, we would simply share some with Camp Utopia when it approached expiration.

I wouldn’t pretend to be a soldier, but my senses were on high alert as we pulled up in front of the building we were assigned. Alyssa’s truck stopped right beside us, and my scalp prickled as we slid out of the truck. I was certain we were being watched, and I turned to express the concern to Avi, but he spoke first.

“Something feels off about this. Everybody watch your back and your partners’.”

My instincts were screaming at me to get back in the truck, and while I’d been trying to listen to them more, I had to suppress the urge this time. We couldn’t leave without checking out the offerings, and all of us were armed to the teeth. I tried to take some measure of comfort from that, but I was far more reassured by my men being with me than I was by the presence of the weapons.

I was also reassured that Finn was safely back at base, unable to do runs because he was our main medical person. He grumbled about it, but I think he knew he was where he needed to be. And I was thankful he was safe from whatever we might face.

Avi and Shane took point, with Chris and Lian bringing up the rear. Alyssa and I were in the middle, and we shared a rueful glance as we realized the men had surrounded us to put themselves between us and danger. She rolled her eyes, and I shrugged.

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