The Truth is Contagious (The Contagium Series Book 4) by Emily Goodwin

Author:Emily Goodwin [Goodwin, Emily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: undead, dystopian, paranormal romance, paranormal, zombie, romance, living dead, walking dead, apocalypse, survival
Publisher: Permuted Press
Published: 2014-10-28T05:00:00+00:00

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By the time morning rolled around, I was tired. Hayden got up and told me to stay in bed to catch up on the sleep I missed. I didn’t object. I got up to use the bathroom and then retreated to my room.

Thick gray clouds covered the sky, hiding even the slightest sliver of blue. Muted light filtered in through the window. I looked around the room. Other than being a bit cleaner than before, everything was the same as it was when we left. I grabbed the comforter from the foot of the bed and pulled it around me, snuggling back into bed.

I was almost asleep when I heard it. The distant whirling of tires on pavement seemed normal. But it wasn’t, not at all. I froze, processing everything. Then I snapped awake, springing out of bed.

Chairs scooted on the hardwood floor below me. I tripped in my hurry to get out of the room. I landed on my hands and knees, feet tangled in the sheets. My palms started to sweat. I scrambled up, eyes darting around for my pants.

The rumble of the engine grew louder. Gravel crunched under the tires. Holy shit. It pulled into the driveway. My body was alive with adrenaline. I grabbed a pair of jeans from my bag.

“Riss!” Hayden yelled from downstairs.

“I know,” I called back. My heart hammered. This was my house. I wasn’t going to let anyone take it. My fingers trembled and I struggled with the button on my pants. I shoved my feet into my boots, not wasting time with socks. Maybe they would understand. Maybe they’d agree to come back to the compound with us and we could leave here skipping and holding hands and swapping zombie kill stories.

Yeah fucking right.

I flew down the stairs. Hayden was waiting, holding my bow. I took it, unsnapping an arrow from the holder. I looked outside through the dining room window. A large red SUV zoomed down the driveway, tires spinning on the loose gravel, narrowly missing Hayden’s truck. It turned into the yard, pulling up close to the house.

Wade cocked his gun and stood by the front door. Jason pressed himself against the wall, across from him. His hands shook slightly. After meeting the people of Eastmoore, it was hard to trust anyone.

The door of the SUV slammed shut.

“All right you motherfuckers,” he yelled from outside the house. I moved into the dining room. If I could get a clear shot from inside the house, I’d take it. “You have five seconds to get the hell out of my house.”

My heart plummeted out of my chest and dizziness crashed onto me. The man moved, blocked by his SUV. His voice…no, no way. It couldn’t be.

“Five,” he started the countdown. He pumped his shotgun. “Four.” He stepped forward, aiming his gun. Rain sprinkled down, pattering against the covered porch. I narrowed my eyes, looking through the SUV’s windows. “Three.” He moved again.

I caught a glimpse of his face. A thick gray beard covered his cheeks.

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