Angered Seasons: Volume Four (I Will Survive) Read Free Page B

saw him inhale
deeply, calming himself in case he had to take a shot.
    Riley yelped and another couple of shots rang through
the air.
    “Gabby! Get in the truck!”
    I couldn’t see Lane and if he said anything else, it
was lost in the next round of shots. Jason kept the two doors on
the passenger side open and I put the truck in gear, ready to
go.
    “Go! Go! Go!” Lane was bleeding, his T-shirt ripped
along the side. He dove into the truck and slammed the door behind
him. Jason paused, unsure if he should close his.
    “Go! Now!”
    I floored the truck and heard Jason’s door close.
    “Fuck!” Lane punched the dash. “Fuck! Swear to
fucking god, Gabs, they were waiting for us! She was bait!”
    I sped back onto the highway, trying to put as much
distance between us and the city as quickly as I could.
    Jason and Grant were pale, both of them catching my
eye in the rear view mirror. When Lane didn’t elaborate, I put a
hand on his leg. His fingers gripped mine and he hid his face
against his window. I could see the tears running down his face in
the reflection. I gave a slight shake of my head at the pair in the
back. He’d talk when he was ready.
    “How is she doing?” I glanced at Grant who was
starting to sweat with the effort it took to hold the girl.
    “She seems just peachy.” He glared at her. “Sit still
now.”
    Lane choked down a sob then turned violently, his
fist raised and aimed at the yellow-eyed girl. He stopped himself
less than an inch from her face.
    “Lane.” I pulled the truck over on the gravel road.
His eyes never left the girl’s. “Lane!”
    He finally blinked and sat back into his seat.
“They’re gone.” I barely heard his whisper. He cleared his throat
and repeated the statement. “By the time I turned the corner, Riley
was already running back toward us. There were at least twenty of
them. Robby tripped and fell so I started shooting. Riley got one
down but there were too many…”
    I swallowed hard.
    “What the fuck am I going to tell Jenny and Shawn?”
Lane’s voice was muffled in his hands.
    Knowing I didn’t have an answer that would make him
feel better, I put the truck back into gear and started for
home.

    ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

    Shawn looked up from the book he was reading on the
porch as we pulled up. He grinned and jogged to the truck.
    “That didn’t take long!” He pulled the back passenger
door open and frowned. He took a step back and looked into the box.
His jaw tightened.
    Lane went to stand by him. “I’m sorry. We walked into
a trap. I…” He cleared his throat. “He tripped. There were too
many…”
    Shawn closed his eyes, his entire body shaking.
    “Shawn?” I could tell by the fear in Jenny’s voice
she already knew what she was about to find out. She ran to her
brother and wrapped her arms around him, her tears soaking into his
t-shirt.
    Jason and Grant moved by them as quietly as possible
with the struggling Yellow Eye.
    Jenny’s hand flew to her mouth at the sight of her.
“She’s just a baby.” She wiped the tears from her face though not
fast enough to dry the ones still flowing down her cheeks. Her eyes
found Max’s who was staring, shocked, at the child.
    He turned his attention to Jenny. “Jenn… I’m sorry.
About Robby.”
    She shook her head. “It’s not your fault.” She
attempted to stop her tears once again. “Terra needs to be stopped,
Max.” She gestured toward the house as Grant, Jason, and the girl
disappeared inside. “This needs to end,” she whispered.
    Max nodded and walked into the house. A few moments
later, Jason and Grant were back outside.
    “Maxy says to stay out here for a bit.” Jason was
frowning.
    Grant ran a hand through his hair. “He says to stay
out of the house no matter what happens.”
    “Holy fuck!” Pete pointed to the house and we all
gawked at the silver light filling all of the main floor windows.
It disappeared for a few seconds then started up again.
    The silver retreated slightly and a