End of Days | Book 5 | Beyond Alpha by E.E. Isherwood & Craig Martelle
Author:E.E. Isherwood & Craig Martelle [Isherwood, E.E. & Martelle, Craig]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Speculative
Publisher: Craig Martelle, Inc
Published: 2021-10-10T16:00:00+00:00
Colorado Springs Fringe
âConnie, get Mac and the rifle in that order!â
Buck slid down the side of his rig while keeping watch where he thought the animal cries were coming from. Connie shuffled around inside the cabin, first coaxing Big Mac to come outside and then falling over their gear to find the rifle Garth had salvaged for him. He felt for his trusty Beretta, which always sat in a holster behind his back. For the first time in a long while, he anticipated shooting was imminent.
The monster roared again.
He thought the sound was tricking him. As he listened, it seemed like the source was ahead of him where the hand waved them in, but a second later, it seemed to come from the other side of the truck.
âCome on, boy!â he called as Macâs smiling face appeared in the cabâs doorway.
He helped the Golden down. At first, the pup thought there might be play involved, but he quickly caught on to Buckâs anxiety at hearing the strange roars, and he stuck to his dadâs legs like a magnet.
âIâve got the rifle,â Connie said as she climbed down.
âNice work.â
His fellow drivers trotted up to Buckâs truck.
âIf you guys have weapons, nowâs the time,â he advised.
Eve lifted the hem of her shirt enough to reveal an oversized pistol handle hanging out of her jeans. Mel and Sparky already had their pistols in their hands, reinforcing Buckâs impression of them as experienced truckers.
Only Haley was weaponless. Compared to the others, she was eyes-bulging scared as she searched the yards for the source of the low-pitched roars.
Buck figured their best shot at survival was to stick together, hole up in a defensive position, and see what they were dealing with. Since the person in the house had the advantage of heavy walls around them, he wanted to accept their offer to come in.
âThere!â He pointed. âRun!â
Everyone took off except for him and Mac.
âGo, you silly dog! Go get Connie. Go get her!â He egged the dog to run away.
Knowing it was fruitless, he patted his hip and took off after the others. That was enough to get the dog moving.
âYouâre always going to make things difficult, arenât you?â he said while searching all around.
As he moved toward the house, the sound waves struck the three-car garage doors from a different angle, and he realized that whatever was roaring was behind them. The echoes made it seem like it was somewhere else.
The small bit of good news put some pep in his boots, and he caught up to the others. They trotted as a group across the driveway of the waving personâs big house.
Someone opened the front door to let his friends in, but Buck was distracted by a shape approaching from his right.
âOh, shit!â
It looked like a cross between a mountain lion and a saber-toothed tiger. It didnât have the huge fangs, but the catlike animal was tan and white like a mountain lion, though it was twice as large with a short, stubby tail.
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