Without Law 8 by Eric Vall

Author:Eric Vall [Vall, Eric]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-05T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

I woke well past dawn the next morning. Bright sunlight flooded the room, and I reached out to my sides but found nobody there.

I looked around the room, but again found no one, so I got up, threw some clothes on, and headed downstairs.

“Well, well, well, look who decided to join us,” Anna teased as I came down the stairs.

“Why didn’t anybody wake me?” I asked while rubbing the sleep from my face.

“We figured you needed the rest,” Paige explained.

“Thanks,” I said, and I took a seat on the couch.

“Coffee?” Rolly asked, and I perked up instantly.

“Yes, please,” I said, and the old man handed me a cup.

“How about some breakfast?” Betty asked.

“That sounds great too,” I said. “I’ll head out and check the traps after I’m done.”

“Already done.” Paige grinned.

“And the animals?” I asked.

“Fed and watered,” Anna assured me.

“What about firewood?” I asked.

“We have plenty stacked up,” Jeff said. “And we brought some inside just earlier.”

“Wow,” I said and looked around to my team. “Thank you all. You did very well this morning.”

“No problem,” Betty said with a wave of her hand. “You’ve been working so hard we wanted you to be able to relax for a few hours.”

“Well, I appreciate it,” I said, and then took the plate of food the old woman handed me.

I devoured my breakfast first, then sipped Rolly’s strong, black coffee after I was done. The caffeine felt good in my system, and I realized just how well I had slept the night before.

“Did somebody bring the sentries breakfast?” I asked.

“Yes,” Betty answered.

“Okay,” I said. “Thanks.”

I stood up and walked over to a large window in the common room and looked out to the courtyard. The snow must have been a foot high, but I could see tracks from where people had walked to and from the sentry post. The morning was bright with a blinding sun that reflected off the white of the snow.

“Pretty, huh,” Paige said as she came up next to me.

“It is,” I agreed. “But also deadly.”

“Well, let’s hope some bad guys got taken by it last night,” the brunette said.

“Has there been much firing this morning?” I asked.

“A few shots here and there,” Anna answered as she came to stand on the opposite side of me.

“Good,” I said. “Hopefully the snow has slowed everybody down.”

“It seems to have,” Paige said. “And we told everyone about the flares.”

“Thank you.” I smiled at the pretty brunette.

“That’s kind of our job,” Anna chuckled.

“And I appreciate when you do a good job.” I grinned.

“You feel better this morning?” Paige asked.

“A million times better,” I answered.

“Don’t let yourself get that tired again,” Anna said with a raised brow. “The last thing we need is an ex-Army Ranger falling asleep with a weapon.”

“I’ll keep that in mind,” I laughed.

“That’s all we ask,” Paige said.

“I do want to go check on the sentries,” I said. “Who’s out there right now?”

“I know Bailey is,” Anna said.

“Where’s Tara?” I asked.

“She’s on the next shift,” Paige said. “She’s down bringing the sentries breakfast right now.

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