The Cannibal Virus by Anthony DeCosmo

Author:Anthony DeCosmo
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-07-27T16:00:00+00:00

16

One of the guards gave Thom a good shove and he wound up standing next to Dr. Stacy with Monroe behind and Dr. Waters in front.

The group gathered in a small, dark room, looking through a glass wall — probably a two-way mirror — at a white, rectangular chamber with no furniture, no windows, and one heavy door that was clearly locked up tight.

That white chamber was not empty. On the floor lay a woman in a jogging suit. She seemed older but in physically good shape … except for the fact that she was obviously dead. She lay on the floor with her head at an odd angle with no sign of respiration, no movement whatsoever.

Pacing the room was a man Thom Gant recognize instantly: Agent Costa of the United States Secret Service.

He had last seen Costa during the battle behind the bungalow, when the agent had run off before they had engaged the small army of reanimated cadavers. Thom had thought the man had perished, but apparently that had not been the case.

Unfortunately, Costa had ended up in the hands of Waters and Monroe. Still, Gant could not help but feel a twinge of respect for the agent; it seemed he had not revealed anything significant about the Edelweiss call or the fact that the responding team had been comprised of three members. That meant Wells might have avoided and survived Waters's mercenary force on Tioga.

"What are you doing?" Stacy asked.

Dr. Waters kept his watery eyes on the activity inside as he answered, "We're running an important test."

Monroe added, "The type of test you will be participating in if you're not more forthcoming about your presence on Tioga and your background."

Major Thom Gant had watched many persons die over the years, including ones he had personally dispatched. On the battlefield or during a mission, in the heat of the moment with bullets flying and lives on the line, it was easy to set aside the emotion, to treat killing and death as just another part of the process. Being able to emotionally detach from such horrors was part of the job.

This felt much different. He knew Costa was going to die in a few moments. The problem was, he was not going to die taking a bullet for a VIP under his protection, fighting for his country, or in battle where he stood a chance, even an illusionary one.

No, agent Costa was a lab rat in a cage. It would be a pitiful way to die; an insult to a man who had stayed alive for more than a day on an island overrun with zombies, a man who had chosen a profession that required bravery and commitment. None of which would help in his current predicament.

Thom shifted his feet and felt a surge of anger that grew into an urge to act. Yet he could not give in. The guards watched, no doubt expecting some attempt to save the doomed agent.

"The female died of her injuries thirteen minutes ago," Waters coldly relayed, primarily to Monroe but loud enough for all to hear.

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