The Off Grid Survivor Box Set: Complete The Off Grid Survivor Series Books 1-4 by Connor Mccoy

Author:Connor Mccoy [Mccoy, Connor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-27T22:00:00+00:00

The gray tombstone planted in the ground rested in the shadow of the apple tree. The name “James Bradford Drake” was carved on it, along with his birth and death dates. Sandwiched between his dates of birth and death and his name was a phrase: “Father.” That was it. No “beloved” father or “loving” father, nothing to qualify the word. To this day, “father” was all Conrad could agree with himself to place on that stone.

Liam knelt down next to the marker and pointed to his grandfather’s date of death. “He died last year.”

Sarah gazed at the stone with all the ease of a prey animal sensing a predator nearby. Conrad took note of it. He had wondered which of this party would react the worst to this event. Sarah was on the top of his mental list. To be in the presence of his father, even if it was just his bones resting in the ground, would be hard for Sarah.

Carla Emmet kneeled down next to Liam, so close that her curly brunette locks brushed against the left side of Liam’s face. “Did you know him well?” she asked, “You never talked about him.”

Liam let out a labored breath. “I barely remember him at all. It’s just slight flashes in my head, images. I actually remember Uncle Jerry more than Grandpa.”

Sarah clutched her arms. “I can’t believe he was alive for this long,” she said quietly.

Conrad approached her. “I don’t think he did, either,” he said.

Sarah turned slightly to her former husband. “So, what happened? Did he come here?”

Conrad nodded. “Shortly after the New Year, I got a call from his caretaker. Said that Dad wanted to come by. Now, as you can imagine, having Dad show up is a bit of a scary proposition, so I got some details out of her first.” He scratched his upper lip. “Turned out he was harmless, so I said ‘sure.’ Next day he was driven here.”

He tensed up. “Never thought I’d see Dad look that weak. I always remembered him as a force of nature, with hands as big as life. But when he showed up, he looked like death warmed over. A few strokes had taken him down several notches. He couldn’t walk. His memory was failing. He couldn’t speak but more than a few words at a time.”

Sarah’s mouth opened a little, while Carla stood up and said, “My God. I’m sorry to hear that.”

“Wait, you said his caretaker talked to you?” Sarah said, “What about your brother, Sergeant? Wouldn’t he be taking care of your dad?”

“Cirrhosis got Sarge seven years ago. Before that he was in and out of the hospital for five more years. There’s no way he could have helped Dad.” Conrad glanced at the stone.

“No, Camilla and I took him in. She was living with me at the time. I think Dad knew his time was over and wanted to die in the presence of family.” Conrad frowned. “The sad part is we spent our

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