Escaping Extinction - The Extinction Series Book 5: A Thrilling Post-Apocalyptic Survival Series by Tara Ellis & Mike Kraus

Author:Tara Ellis & Mike Kraus [Ellis, Tara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Muonic Press Inc
Published: 2021-06-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

JESS

Amazon Jungle near Kumalu, Suriname

Trail to Libi Nati Resort

For some reason, Jess had thought the jungle would look different. After everything that had happened, and how much had changed, she expected the foliage to somehow echo it.

Other than the odd lighting from the hazy sky, it didn’t seem like some cosmic hand had rearranged anything. Jess knew the view was deceptive. Having grown up there, the less obvious signs were enough to put her on edge, but harder to describe.

“What do you mean, it sounds different?” Tyler asked, eyeing the huge trees and low-lying fronds.

Jess’s face bunched up as she thought of the best way to answer him. “There aren’t enough birds talking, and I can hardly hear any insects.”

“That earthquake yesterday probably has them unsettled,” Mavi suggested. He was acting as the anchor, following at the back behind Jason and Devon. As the only indigenous member of their group, he would be the one to most likely understand what was bothering Jess the most.

She turned briefly to catch his eye and then gestured around them. “It feels wrong,” she urged. Focusing again on the narrow and shadowy pathway ahead of them, Jess touched the gun tucked into the small of her back. She knew the reassurance it gave her wasn’t much in comparison to what she was referring to, but it still helped to make her feel better.

“Considering the welcoming party of jaguars we met a couple of nights ago, I’d say your assessment is probably spot-on,” Devon said, sounding sincere.

“I still think we should have brought Marty with us,” Tyler said, eyeing their surroundings nervously. “Instead, he’s back getting totally spoiled by Pikin and Akuba. I’m sure Amisha will probably feed him my dinner.”

“It’s only one-thirty,” Jason said, ignoring Tyler’s complaining and moving up in between him and Jess. “Since the cats have so far stuck to their normal, nocturnal hunting, I’m not overly concerned about them. Just let me know if your feeling turns into something more specific, okay? And don’t worry about a false-alarm. I’d rather be over-cautious than caught by surprise.”

Jess nodded, relieved that he was taking her seriously. Although, he’d experienced enough weirdness that it probably shouldn’t surprise her. “It won’t take more than another half-hour to get there,” she said, resisting the urge to look back at the open expanse of the preserve field behind them. “Once we get off this trail and make our way to the smaller Lokonos, it’s another ten minutes to the Libi Nati from there.”

Jason touched the handheld radio clipped to the backpack strap on his chest. “We should be close enough to the resort by then to get through to Peta. Once we’ve confirmed our locations, that’s when I want you to hang back and let us go the rest of the way alone.”

“I told you before that I want to help!” Jess said, feeling frustrated.

“There’s going to be someone hanging out there for sure,” Devon said.

Irritated at being ganged up on, Jess narrowed her eyes at Tyler, daring him to join them against her.

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