When Darkness Falls, Book 3 by Ryan Casey

Author:Ryan Casey [Casey, Ryan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Higher Bank Books
Published: 2017-11-16T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Four

The following day, we all awoke bright and early and set off from the abandoned house we’d spent the night at.

And as much as there was a confidence to us about the journey ahead—as much as I felt a renewed vigour in the wake of Harvey’s death that the safe haven he and Ibrahim had told us about was exactly where we needed to go—there was still a wariness, mostly because of what Ian had told us.

We’re watching you closely.

It was a nicer, warmer day today. The sunshine could be fooling and mischievous, though. It could convince you that everything was good and normal, that there was nothing to worry about. And of course, that wasn’t true. There were plenty of worries out there—and not just worries about Ian’s people either. There were worries that we weren’t going to have enough supplies with us to make this journey. There were worries that we were going to run into someone even worse than Ian’s group, as unlikely as that seemed. And there were worries that we were going to get to this supposed safe haven and find it wasn’t there anymore—that it’d fallen just as ours had, or even worse, that it hadn’t even been there in the first place.

I didn’t want to get too carried away in the “what ifs?” though. We had a job to do, and that was to reach this safe haven. I wanted it for Harvey. I wanted it for Sarah. I wanted it for our unborn child, and for their future.

But more than anything, I wanted it for the group. For the people around me. For the people I trusted.

I looked over my shoulder and saw my people all walking together. I saw the smiles on the faces of Ellie and Suzy. I saw Will and Kaileigh playing together, running along like they always did. Further back, I saw Ibrahim on his own. I figured it was a good chance to check he was holding up okay after what’d happened to Harvey.

“Lead the way for a sec,” I said, letting go of Sarah’s hand.

She narrowed her eyes, which were dark underneath. “What’s got into you?”

I pointed back towards Ibrahim. “Just want to check how he’s holding up. After everything that’s happened, y’know? He’s been through a lot.”

I started to walk away from Sarah when she grabbed my hand and pulled me close to her, pressing her lips right up against mine.

“Whoa,” I said. “What did I do to deserve that?”

She smirked at me, her eyes sparkling in the sunlight. “You’ve been good. With Ibrahim. After what happened to Harvey. I… I like the new you. Just make sure he sticks around no matter what, okay?”

I heard Sarah’s words—praise with a thinly veiled warning, too. She feared this change in my perspective wasn’t permanent. She was right to, of course. I couldn’t guarantee there was any permanence to it. I didn’t know what might push me over the edge or what thin thread was keeping me on this path right now.

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