ZOM-B Family by Darren Shan

Author:Darren Shan
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, mobi
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, General
ISBN: 9780857077875
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2014-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

‘How are you feeling?’ Dan-Dan asks.

‘Like I’m ready to run a marathon,’ I growl.

‘Incredible,’ he sighs. ‘Two full days and nights of taking all that I can throw at you, and you still haven’t cracked. I think I might have got you up from your deathbed too early. Maybe I’ll strap you down for another few rounds before we go looking for Vinyl.’

I don’t respond to that. I’m pretty sure he’s saying it just to tease me, but I’m concerned that if I wind him up he might follow through on the threat.

As I’m working the worst of the stiffness out of my limbs, Dad appears behind Coley and Dan-Dan. His face falls when he spots me. My flesh has been sliced up, peeled away and burnt to blackened shreds. Dan-Dan shaved off the last of my hair early in the process and drove a few nails into the crown of my head, which he has left in place. He pulled out some of my teeth, and of course he cut off my ears.

‘B?’ Dad gasps, not entirely sure I’m the daughter he left in the care of Lord Daniel Wood just two short days ago.

‘I hope you’re proud of what you’ve helped reduce me to,’ I mumble, raising my arms and giving him a slow twirl. He can’t see my dismantled ribcage and hacked-up guts through the bandages, but Dan-Dan also sawed off my right breast – I’ve done my best to erase the scene from my memory, so I can’t recall when exactly he came up with that particular brain-wave – and the gaping sore is uncovered, as is the seeping hole in the left side of my chest.

Dad stares at me with horror, then turns his gaze on Dan-Dan.

‘What?’ Dan-Dan snaps. ‘Did you think I was going to smack her bottom and leave it at that?’

Dad gulps. ‘No. I knew you’d . . . but I didn’t think . . .’

‘It’s not as bad as it looks,’ Dan-Dan smirks. ‘Zombies can’t feel as much pain as us. I had to be harsher on her than I would have been on one of the living. She’s far from chipper, but she’s healthier than she appears.’

‘Oh yeah,’ I snort. ‘Right as rain, me. Don’t worry yourself about it, Dad. This is what my kind do for kicks.’

‘I’m sorry,’ Dad says softly, then hardens his expression, snaps his heels together and salutes Dan-Dan. ‘The cage is ready, my Lord. We have chosen the participants in line with your wishes.’

‘Very good,’ Dan-Dan murmurs. He winks at me. ‘I’m looking forward to this, Becky. It should be quite a show.’

I grin ghoulishly. ‘I’ll try not to disappoint.’ I’ve no idea what he has planned, but I’m sure it will be inventive and nasty. Whatever it is, I won’t let it faze me. I’ll treat it like it’s no big thing, not give him the satisfaction of seeing me tremble.

‘Hands behind your back,’ Coley barks, stepping forward with cuffs. He’s wearing gloves, but his face isn’t protected.

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