The Last Fight: A Post Apocalyptic EMP Thriller (Surviving the EMP Book 3) by Ryan Casey

Author:Ryan Casey [Casey, Ryan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Higher Bank Books
Published: 2019-07-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Nine

There was only so long Jack could keep the exchange quiet.

The following morning was sunny and warm. There was a sickening humidity to the air, the sun bright and blazing. He sat at the breakfast table, the rest of his people present. He’d called a meeting first thing, before they ate or did anything else.

He’d toyed with keeping things quiet as long as he could. But he knew honesty was the best policy. He’d seen the trouble trying to stifle the truth could cause.

He looked at the animals, who were naturally by their feet. Then at Hazel, and at Wayne. He knew Wayne was going to be the difficult one. The problematic one. He really didn’t know how things were going to go.

But the sooner he got everything onto the table, the sooner they could figure out a resolution.

“I had a visit last night,” Jack said. “From Emma.”

A moment’s hesitation from Wayne and Hazel.

Then, realisation.

“And Bella,” he said.

Wayne stood. “Bella was here?”

“Wayne—”

“If she was here then there’s a chance we—”

“Wayne, sit down. Please.”

Wayne looked at his dad, then at his mum, reluctantly.

And then he sat with a sigh.

Jack cleared his throat, leaned across the table. “Emma proposed something. A way of ending the deadlock. A way of ending the conflict.”

Both of them listened, transfixed.

“An exchange.”

Immediately, Wayne shook his head. “We can’t let Candice go back to Logan. It’s not happening.”

“I thought you’d say that. But there’s more you should know. Emma proposed exchanging Bella and Candice right there and then. I thought about it. But then I realised I needed to talk to you. To both of you. To run this by you.”

“Very thoughtful of you,” Wayne said, somewhat sarcastically.

“We came to a new agreement. All of us meet in neutral territory. Tomorrow. Midday. That’s when the exchange happens.”

Wayne tightened his grip on the table. “Wait, what? This is bullshit. You didn’t exchange her last night because you wanted to tell me you were gonna exchange her tomorrow anyway and let me have no say in the matter? You’re seriously going ahead with this exchange plan?”

“It’s not ideal,” Jack said. “But it’s our only way of—”

“But it’s not though, is it? Because you know I can’t just let Candice go. You know I can’t just let her walk away with… him. And he’ll know that, too. Don’t you see it?”

“I think it’s about time we started actually thinking about what Candice might want rather than what her ex-boyfriend wants.”

It was a cheap shot, Jack knew. It wasn’t going to win him much in the way of favour from his son.

But screw it. He was way beyond that point anyway.

Wayne shook his head. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

“You split up,” Jack said, ignoring the shaking of Hazel’s head. “She finished things with you. She chose her own path. And for whatever reason, she chose Logan’s path. She wants the best for you. She wants the best for everyone. But… well. That might not mean her staying here. She might be one of the only people who can keep him in check, her and that kid, Emma.

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