Against All Odds: Book 6 of the Storm's Fury Series: (An Epic Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller) by Justin Bell & Mike Kraus

Author:Justin Bell & Mike Kraus [Bell, Justin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Muonic Press Inc
Published: 2020-08-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Stone Sword Compound

Malcolm, Wyoming

Jack’s eyes narrowed as the three of them ventured from the path, coming out into downtown Malcolm. Even from so far away, he could see the gathered crowd by the town hall, the camouflaged soldiers standing in a loosely gathered group, all of them facing two men who he suspected were Colonel Carter and Mayor Phillips, both standing in positions of authority among the soldiers.

Jack could really tell how young they all were. The men, little more than boys really, dressed in full battle rattle, camouflage uniforms, flak vests, contoured helmets, each of them with a tactical rifle. Some of them were automatic M4A1s, others looked more like AR-15s of various types and vintages, but nearly every single one of the camouflaged men was a head shorter than the colonel and looked like a young nephew peering up at his elder uncle as he taught a long, hard lesson.

Jack had spent the past few days training with them all, and had been impressed by their aptitude, the discipline, enthusiasm, and operational efficiency that many squads and companies would have killed for. He was more impressed by their training than he had been by his own squad, and looking at them now, he was shocked that such a level of well-oiled machine was possible with a group so young. Truly, they’d been born into this life and groomed to be what they were from birth. It showed.

On the same tall post where the loudspeaker was perched there was a bright spotlight shining down on the group, spreading a low, pale glow across the downtown area, and as they ventured from the shadows of the access road, he saw the colonel shift slightly to look in their direction.

A young man from the crowd stepped forward and leaned up, talking to the colonel, and he bent low, listening, while his eyes firmly zeroed in on Jack, an almost physical heat that he could feel from two hundred feet away. He stopped his approach for a moment, recognizing the look in the colonel’s eyes, knowing almost immediately what it meant, even if he didn’t know why.

The stare was intense. It was hard.

It was accusatory.

The colonel said something in a low, urgent voice, words that Jack couldn’t hear, but he could somehow understand. Heads spun toward him and men started breaking apart, moving in his direction.

“Wait!” a shout echoed, and Jack looked, realizing for the first time that both Laura and Lindsey were in the crowd as well. Laura was still propped on her crutches, standing on the outskirts of the gathered group, but she was lifting a hand.

Jack took a cautious step backwards, feeling as if he suddenly had a bullseye on his chest.

“Jack!” Laura shouted. “Don’t run! We can explain!”

Jack took another step back and the two sentries he’d been stationed with seemed to get the hint as well, both of them turning toward him.

“What is this?” Jack asked.

“I don’t know,” one of the men began, “but why don’t you just stay where you are, so we can talk about this.

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