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Authors: Kate L. Mary
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the others, but that would mean telling him where the shelter is. How much can I really trust him? He didn’t rape me, but he did help kidnap Hadley and me. Obviously, he’s willing to do anything to make sure his sister is safe.
So what other choice do I have? There’s no way we’re going to be able to break out of this casino on our own. Megan is too damaged to be of much help, and Jon seems pretty useless. He acted like a tough guy in the van, but that person has vanished. Now he just looks lost. Lost and confused. Hadley and I are only two people. We don’t stand a chance against this hotel full of men. I need Axl.
Even if I did tell Jon where the shelter is, I’m not sure it would matter. Axl definitely went back to the shelter for backup—he’d be stupid not to—but there’s no way he’d stay there long. He’s on his way back to Vegas now or will be soon. Either way, that means two things. One, I don’t have to reveal the location of the shelter. And two, I have to think like Axl so I can figure out where they’ll be.
“What?” Jon’s eyes narrow on my face. He knows I’m coming up with something.
“I have friends,” I say. “They can help you.”
He jumps to his feet. “Where are they?”
I shake my head and stare at the carpet. “I’m not sure, that’s the problem.”
I flip through the memories in mind, thinking about all the places Axl and I have been in Vegas. He’d want to go somewhere familiar so I could find him if I got away. I’m sure of it. So there’s really only one place that really makes sense.
“Paris,” I whisper. My head snaps up, and I get to my feet. I twist a strand of blonde hair around my finger and pace. “Can you see the Paris casino from the Monte Carlo?”
“Yeah, it’s across the street a few casinos down, but it’s not far.”
Now I’m even more certain that’s where he’ll go. “That’s where they’ll be. He’ll want to be able to stake the place out until he can come up with a plan. Axl isn’t impulsive.”
I say the last part with less certainty. Usually he isn’t impulsive, but who knows how he’ll react to this situation. He could have lost it. Lord knows it’s in his blood. Look at Angus.
Jon frowns and takes a step back. “What do you want me to do? Just stroll in there and tell them I’m the guy who kidnapped you? Sounds like a good way to get myself killed.”
“Axl won’t kill you. The most he’d do is beat the shit out of you. If he killed you, he’d never find me.”
Jon rolls his eyes and rubs the back of his neck again. He looks nervous. Good. I want him to be.
“Still doesn't sound good for me,” he says.
I press my lips together and suck in a deep breath. Is this guy kidding me? My face heats up as I take a menacing step toward him. “I don’t give a shit. You brought me here, and it’s not like you have a plan. You do this or we’re all screwed!” He still doesn’t look convinced, so I take a step closer and lower my voice. “They’re not going to let your sister just lay around forever, you know. Eventually, she’s going to have to earn her way.”
He glares at me, but I meet his stare with a vicious one of my own. This guy will do whatever it takes to get us out of here or he’ll be sorry.
“You do it or I tell the men in charge what you’re really doing here. What do you think they’ll do to you? To your sister?”
His eyes flash. “You wouldn’t.”
“I didn’t survive a zombie apocalypse just to live out the rest of my life as a whore.”
Jon’s face hardens, and he looks away. I don’t say anything. I want to give my words time to sink in. He needs to know who he’s dealing with. That I won’t just roll over and die. I’m a survivor. Always have been. Maybe that makes me better equipped to deal with this situation or maybe not. I don’t know. All I know is nothing brought me down before zombies showed up, and there’s no way in hell I’m ready to
So what other choice do I have? There’s no way we’re going to be able to break out of this casino on our own. Megan is too damaged to be of much help, and Jon seems pretty useless. He acted like a tough guy in the van, but that person has vanished. Now he just looks lost. Lost and confused. Hadley and I are only two people. We don’t stand a chance against this hotel full of men. I need Axl.
Even if I did tell Jon where the shelter is, I’m not sure it would matter. Axl definitely went back to the shelter for backup—he’d be stupid not to—but there’s no way he’d stay there long. He’s on his way back to Vegas now or will be soon. Either way, that means two things. One, I don’t have to reveal the location of the shelter. And two, I have to think like Axl so I can figure out where they’ll be.
“What?” Jon’s eyes narrow on my face. He knows I’m coming up with something.
“I have friends,” I say. “They can help you.”
He jumps to his feet. “Where are they?”
I shake my head and stare at the carpet. “I’m not sure, that’s the problem.”
I flip through the memories in mind, thinking about all the places Axl and I have been in Vegas. He’d want to go somewhere familiar so I could find him if I got away. I’m sure of it. So there’s really only one place that really makes sense.
“Paris,” I whisper. My head snaps up, and I get to my feet. I twist a strand of blonde hair around my finger and pace. “Can you see the Paris casino from the Monte Carlo?”
“Yeah, it’s across the street a few casinos down, but it’s not far.”
Now I’m even more certain that’s where he’ll go. “That’s where they’ll be. He’ll want to be able to stake the place out until he can come up with a plan. Axl isn’t impulsive.”
I say the last part with less certainty. Usually he isn’t impulsive, but who knows how he’ll react to this situation. He could have lost it. Lord knows it’s in his blood. Look at Angus.
Jon frowns and takes a step back. “What do you want me to do? Just stroll in there and tell them I’m the guy who kidnapped you? Sounds like a good way to get myself killed.”
“Axl won’t kill you. The most he’d do is beat the shit out of you. If he killed you, he’d never find me.”
Jon rolls his eyes and rubs the back of his neck again. He looks nervous. Good. I want him to be.
“Still doesn't sound good for me,” he says.
I press my lips together and suck in a deep breath. Is this guy kidding me? My face heats up as I take a menacing step toward him. “I don’t give a shit. You brought me here, and it’s not like you have a plan. You do this or we’re all screwed!” He still doesn’t look convinced, so I take a step closer and lower my voice. “They’re not going to let your sister just lay around forever, you know. Eventually, she’s going to have to earn her way.”
He glares at me, but I meet his stare with a vicious one of my own. This guy will do whatever it takes to get us out of here or he’ll be sorry.
“You do it or I tell the men in charge what you’re really doing here. What do you think they’ll do to you? To your sister?”
His eyes flash. “You wouldn’t.”
“I didn’t survive a zombie apocalypse just to live out the rest of my life as a whore.”
Jon’s face hardens, and he looks away. I don’t say anything. I want to give my words time to sink in. He needs to know who he’s dealing with. That I won’t just roll over and die. I’m a survivor. Always have been. Maybe that makes me better equipped to deal with this situation or maybe not. I don’t know. All I know is nothing brought me down before zombies showed up, and there’s no way in hell I’m ready to
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