The Last Girl (The Dominion Trilogy Book 1) by Hart Joe

Author:Hart, Joe [Hart, Joe]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
ISBN: 9781503952089
Published: 2016-02-29T16:00:00+00:00

She comes awake to the sound of footsteps on the stairs below her. Her eyes pop open, and for a precarious second she doesn’t have any idea where she is. Several pinholes pour thin cones of light across the space, and Zoey resists the urge to move.

The crackle of boots passing under her is loud. A door swings open, bangs against a wall. Whoever it is clears their throat and spits.

The rifle lies across her stomach and hip. Slowly she picks it up, straining her eyes to see how the weapon actually functions. In the low light the details are extremely hard to make out, but she finds a switch marked with the words Safe, Semi, and Auto. She turns it to Semi.

The footsteps retrace their path, closer, directly below her, and stop. There’s a short click and a man begins to speak, his voice so loud and sudden that she nearly yanks the rifle’s trigger.

“This is D two. In the second to the last house on the northern side. What’s the next move after I clear the final? Over.”

A crackle of static, then a garbled reply that she can’t discern.

“Received. Heading that way now. Over.”

There is the scuff of boots on the treads, the squeak of a stair, then silence.

She waits, heart steadily picking up rhythm as the stillness draws out.

The footsteps come back up the stairs and pause.

“Zoey?”

Her name being spoken sends a violent spasm of fear through her. How? How could he know that she was here? What did she leave behind?

Carefully, she adjusts the rifle so that its muzzle points directly at the ladder and the opening below it. She barely breathes.

There is a creak and she watches the ladder unfold and disappear as the trapdoor is opened. She swallows, vision jangling with each heartbeat. If she kills him, they’ll know, they’ll find her and catch her before she has a chance to run.

The ladder squeals in protest of the heavy weight ascending it.

Zoey slides the blanket up and over herself, covering her entire length along with the rifle. She keeps the barrel pointed at where the soldier must appear and leaves the tiniest gap through which she can see.

The top of a helmeted head inches into view. Then the red reflective goggles, as well as a rifle barrel. The Redeye flicks on a flashlight and shines it around the space. Zoey eases the blanket down completely as the light passes over her. She hears the soldier sniff and snort in disgust. He utters a quiet curse, and she sees the light pass by her before winking out.

The ladder barks again as he descends. A second later it rattles up into place, and his passage down the stairs is marked by much quicker footsteps. A door slams, and all is quiet again.

Zoey pushes the blanket away, silently thankful for the rancid odor it gives off. She sits up, wincing as her entire body cries out. It feels as if she is a rusted piece of iron that’s meant to move but hasn’t in years.

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