The Scavenger Series | Book 1 | The Scavenger by Lowry C.L

Author:Lowry, C.L. [Lowry, C.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Infected
Publisher: Creedom Publishing Company
Published: 2017-09-18T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18

“What the fuck you mean you were ambushed?” Micah asked. His voice sounded more like a roar of a lion inside the large room.

“Listen, all I know is we went back to get those creatures we tied up and once we pulled up, we started getting shot at.”

“By who?”

“I don’t know. I don’t even know where it came from. Bodies just started dropping, and we got out of there. Me, Rob and Benny.”

“I sent you out on that mission with seven other people. You’re tellin’ me that you couldn’t battle it out?”

“We did battle it out, but some people split up, and we were outnumbered.”

“Outnumbered? Since all this shit started, we haven’t run into a group larger than five. So how the hell was a group of more than ten able to form without us knowing?”

Dale made very little eye contact with Micah, knowing he wasn’t being truthful about the events that took place. His pride wouldn’t allow him to admit he made a mistake and left his group stranded once things got a little hot. He didn’t return one shot or give any orders for his people to take cover. The only thing he did was worry about himself and his two henchmen, leaving the others to fend for themselves. “Listen all I know is that somebody was waiting for us when we got back there. Those creatures might still be in the houses. Give me twenty able-body men and women and let me go back to retrieve the creatures and anyone that may have survived.”

“Twenty more people Dale? How many more lives do you want to lose? Since we formed The Association, there have been fifty of our people that have gone out into this new world and have not returned. Fifty-seven now since you came bearing this bad news. We are losing more people than we are gaining.”

“But we have close to a thousand people here —”

“— and we need to continue growing. We need to build up The Association, so we are the most powerful force in the country. This will be our land. Since the moment we took you in, your job was to recruit people and convince them to join us. It has been three months since the chaos, and I have yet to see you bring anyone in; you just come back telling me how many lives we are losing. I know there are other groups that have formed and will form, so you need to let me know if you are an asset to The Association or a liability.”

“I’m definitely an asset, and you know that.”

Micah reached on the table and grabbed a fifty caliber Desert Eagle. He raised the gun and pointed it directly between Dale’s eyes. “This is your last chance so if you fuck this up, don’t bother coming back.”

Dale was never one to back down or be intimidated, but he saw how Micah’s finger slid around the trigger. He also saw the small group of men standing behind Micah, waiting to finish what he started.

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