The Eva Series Box Set (Books 1-3) by J.M. Wilde

Author:J.M. Wilde [Wilde, J.M.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction, australia, Dystopian, halloween, Horror, dystopian science fiction, Eva Wilde, zombie, Science Fiction, young adult, dark fantasy, Zombies, Eva, Female Protagonists, action
Published: 2015-10-05T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

None of us moved. I’d stopped breathing, but I couldn’t bring myself to gasp for air, too afraid that even a slight movement would cause Elliot to fire the gun. Time slowed down, and the possibilities of how this could end started flying through my head, too many of them ending with Wyatt lying dead on the floor. I was still holding the axe, I could lunge at him and hit him in the head. But would I be quick enough? He’s so furiously insane, would that even be enough to stop him?

I knew I couldn’t risk it.

“Elliot,” Wyatt said, pleading with him. “She’s going to die. We need to save her.”

“She’s been bitten,” he replied. “She’s already dead.”

“We can still save her,” I said, and Elliot turned the gun at me. I felt my legs start to shake as my gaze moved between the barrel of the gun and Elliot’s vacant eyes.

Nikki began to scream. I knew it was too late. I shut my eyes, waiting for her screams to stop, for her pain to be over. But her cries just became louder and more violent.

“We’re not saving her,” Elliot said. “She’s getting exactly what she deserves. And you’re all going to stand here and listen to every last wail. Because this is what happens when you try to destroy paradise.”

Each scream was more blood-curdling than the next. We all stood there, helpless as we listened to Nikki being eaten alive. Every now and then she managed to yell for help, and I wished Elliot would just go out there and shoot her, put her out of her misery, but he was enjoying the moment too much to end it himself.

I felt like I was going to be sick, and all I could think of was poor Nikki, lying on the ground, slowly dying a painful death while zombies tore through her flesh. I hoped she knew we wanted to help her, I hoped she wasn’t thinking she had been abandoned while she took her last breaths.

I tried to make eye contact with Jo, to somehow let her know that we’ll be alright, but her eyes were squeezed shut, tears falling down her face. She was the closest to the window, and every time Nikki let out another shriek, Jo jumped, her body shaking like a leaf.

The silence finally fell upon us like a heavy burden, and I didn’t know whether to be relieved that Nikki’s pain was over, or afraid because it seemed that ours was just beginning.

“Now,” Elliot said. “Let’s everyone just relax and take a seat. We’ll discuss this like civilized folk.” He lowered the gun slowly, watching each of us suspiciously as we moved over to the dining table.

Once we were all seated, Elliot took his place at the head of the table and placed the gun gently in front of him, pushing the dead rabbit aside. “Do you see now why it’s impossible for you to leave?” No-one dared utter a word. “You simply cannot survive out there.

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