What Remains Box Set | Books 1-4 by Greene Kellee L

Author:Greene, Kellee L. [Greene, Kellee L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Survival | Thriller
Published: 2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00

INFECTED

BOOK THREE

Chapter 1

It was surprising that the number of tears I’d shed over the last twenty-four hours hadn’t flooded the SUV. Losing Dax had left an empty spot inside the car but also a deep hole inside my heart.

The guard that worked for James had shot him without hesitation. It wasn’t because of luck that we’d gotten away. We’d escaped because Dax sacrificed himself.

He shouldn’t have done it. We could have figured out another way. But I guess at the time, he hadn’t seen another way.

Blake was struggling with the loss of his brother but he did the best to hide it from us. He didn’t want anyone to worry about him, at least that was how it seemed.

Whitney didn’t bother to hide her feelings. She wanted everyone to know exactly just how hurt she was over the loss of Dax. She sobbed almost constantly as if she had been the only one to have lost someone.

Maddie was upset but she hadn’t known Dax well enough to be outwardly torn-up about it. She never was much for showing her emotions. It probably had something to do with her upbringing. Sometimes it was better if Freddie didn’t see how things made her feel.

He would resort to mocking. Freddie would try to make anyone who was upset feel small, especially if he thought the sadness was too much.

But of course, Maddie was sad, we all were, but she was more worried about who would be next. And honestly, I couldn’t blame her for feeling that way because I did too.

“How are we for gas?” I asked.

Blake looked at the dash as he drummed his fingertips on the steering wheel. “We’ll be good for a while yet.”

We’d stopped and siphoned what we could but I couldn’t stop worrying about the next time we’d have to get gas. Or use the bathroom. I hated stopping the car because every time we stopped, I feared it would be the last time.

It was just a matter of time before something happened again. Dangers lurked around every corner and there wasn’t anything we could do to ensure our safety. The sick could spread their virus or those who remained that weren’t sick would do whatever they had to as long as they survived.

No one cared about anyone else. Maybe no one ever had. There were no laws to keep people in order. No social rules. Kindness was practically extinct.

The only people I had to worry about were those inside the SUV with me. There wasn’t much I could do to protect them but that didn’t mean I wouldn’t try. Although I had cared a lot about Dax and look where that had gotten him.

I couldn’t believe how much I missed him. We hadn’t known each other long but he was like the sunshine on a rainy day. He could make me smile while the walls crumbled down around me. And now it felt like all I’d been left with was the dark, stormy clouds.

I couldn’t do or say anything because Blake and Whitney had both known Dax for their whole lives.

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