The Last Refuge: A Dystopian Society in a Post Apocalyptic World (The Last Survivors Book 5) by Bobby Adair & Piperbrook T.W

Author:Bobby Adair & Piperbrook,T.W. [Adair, Bobby]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Ancient City Publishing
Published: 2016-04-14T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 50: Bray

Bray crept through the rubble-strewn building, peering through the cracks in the walls as he followed Melora, William, Ivory, and Jingo through the Ancient City. After battling his way out of the tower, he'd made his way to the back of the building, picking up their trail. He winced at the pain in his arm from where Melora had slashed him, and the cuts and scrapes he'd gotten while battling several demons and men to get out of the tower. His leg had been torn open. His head was cut from scraping an alley wall.

The sting of those injuries weren't even close to the guilt he felt for what he'd done to Ella.

Killing her had been an awful, horrible accident.

Bray had never seen a smart demon before. He'd been so convinced Ivory's story was a lie that he'd refused to believe what his eyes and ears told him.

If he had, Ella might still be alive.

Even now, he could see the pool of blood around Ella's body as she'd lain on the ancient rooftop. He closed his eyes and opened them, wishing he could take back the horrible mistake he'd made. Bray's heart stung with remorse, even though he hated that emotion. This was a tragedy about which he couldn't stop thinking. He'd made other mistakes, sure, but none that had bothered him for more than a night's rest.

He wasn't naïve enough to think Ella had loved him, but whatever they'd shared together was over. Over because of me.

Bray bit his lips to quell the emotion building up inside him as he listened to the demon-man speak with Melora and Ivory in the streets. He hid behind a wall to make sure they wouldn't see him.

He watched William hanging behind the others, alternating between dragging his sword on the ground and hoisting it in the air.

William's eyes were haunted and cold.

I've left him motherless.

"Men descend into depravity after being infected, but some are able to avoid that madness by keeping their distance," Bray heard Jingo say.

Bray looked at William. He thought back through the short time he'd known him. William's strange actions were a symptom of his deteriorating mind.

Maybe I can keep him from the demons, he thought.

He owed that much to Ella.

If he could do that, maybe he could preserve what little sanity he had left. Maybe he could watch over William.

He'd just have to make sure Melora, Ivory, and Jingo didn't see him.

I'll keep following him, in hopes of making up for what I've done.

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