Scattered (Zommunist Invasion Book 3) by Camille Picott

Author:Camille Picott [Picott, Camille]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Camille Picott
Published: 2021-04-21T22:00:00+00:00

24

Trap

They spent the next few hours creeping through the forest and dodging ATVs. The Russians were dogged in their pursuit.

It seemed to Amanda they spent more time hiding than moving. It was late morning by the time they reached the bluff Dal had seen from a distance. The three of them stood looking up at a steep hillside covered with oak trees. It rose fifty yards into the air and overlooked the forest behind them. Amanda estimated the grade to be thirty or forty percent.

To Amanda, it looked like they’d need a rope and grappling hook to climb the bluff. But Dal and Lena tackled the hillside with their bare hands, leaning forward to grab rocks and roots as they scrambled up.

Amanda firmly reminded herself she was an amazon. Following her friends, she grabbed onto a tree root and began to climb.

She was panting within minutes, but kept up with Dal and Lena. Her foot slipped once on loose leaves, but she caught herself on a rock.

In the distance came the constant hum of the ATVs. The higher they climbed, the louder they sounded. She decided it was officially the worst sound on the planet, even worse than the growl of zombies. At least zombies would just eat her and get it over with. Zombies wouldn’t drag her into a KGB dungeon and torture her.

“We need to spread out,” Dal huffed. “Shoot at them from different locations. It will make it harder for them to pinpoint where we are.”

Amanda eyed the distance between where they stood and the small clearing below them. “I’m not a great shot.” Even though she’d learned how to handle a gun, she was a long way from being able to sniper things the way Dal and Lena could.

“Maybe you should be stationed here, lower down on the bluff?” Lena suggested.

Dal shook his head. “I don’t want us to be too far from one another. If we have to make a run for it, we could get separated.”

Amanda didn’t like the idea of not being able to help. There were only three of them against eight Soviets. They were going to need every gun they had and a whole lot of luck to pull this off. Sticking her somewhere in a tree where she had no hope of making a decent shot was not the answer.

“I’ll stay here.” She tried to sound decisive, even though a tiny voice inside her head hoped they would try to talk her out of it. “We’re going to need every advantage to pull this off. I’m no help up there.”

“Are you sure?” Lena asked.

“Yeah.” Now that was an outright lie. Amanda wasn’t sure at all.

“Okay.” Dal’s eyes were pinched on the edges. “I don’t like us being scattered, but it’s the best play we have. Amanda, pick a tree that gives you a good vantage point over that open area below.”

“Okay.”

“When Lena and I are in position, I’ll fire into the air,” Dal said. “That will draw them to us. If we get separated for some reason, head southwest.

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