Life After The Undead (Book 1) (97 page)

“I
wouldn
’t
do
that
if
I
were
you.”

His
hand
froze
in
midair. “What
are
you
doing
here?”

“Something
that
should
have
been
done
a
long
time
ago.”
  I
motioned
with
my
gun
for
him
to
put
his
hands
up.

He
scowled. “What
are
you
going
to
do?
Take
over
the
city?
You
think
your
compassion
is
going
to
get
the
wall
built
faster?”

I
shook
my
head.
“It’s
not
about
the
wall.
It’s
about
taking
back
what
’s
ours.”

Liet
scoffed.
“You
can
’
t
kill
them
all.
There
are
too
many.
You
start
hunting
zombies
and
you
’r
e
going
to lead
a lot
of
people
to
their
deaths.”

“That
’s
what
they
want you
to
believe.”
I
stepped
around
the
desk
and
grabbed
the
gun
out
of
his belt.
I
placed
it in
my
waistband
and
motioned
for
him
to
move.

He
stood
from
his
chair
and
walked
toward
the
door,
his
hands
raised.
I
followed
him,
smiling
to
myself. I didn’t think it would work, but it had! I was celebrating in my mind
when
someone
slammed
into
me
from
the
back
and
jerked
on
my
hair
and
clawed
at
my
face.
I
grabbed
the
person
by
the
back
of
the
head
and
flipped
them over
my
shoulder.
A
woman
I
didn’t
recognize
landed
in
front
of
me.
Angry,
I
pointed
the
gun
at
her.
I
couldn
’t
have
shot
her
,
but
they
didn’t
need
to
know
that.
However, the slight hesitation on my part was enough.
Liet
took
the
advantage
and
kicked
the gun
out
of
my
hand
before
punching
me
in
the
face.

I
stumbled
and
fell
to
one
knee,
but
I
quickly
recovered. Liet
went
for the
gun
he’d
knocked
out
of
my
hand,
so
I
grabbed
the
one
I
had
in
my
waistband.
I
pointed
it
in
his
direction,
and
the
woman
tackled
me.
She
was
really
starting
to
irritate
me.
It
didn’t
take
much
effort
for
me
to
get
on
top,
and
I
smashed
my
folded
arm
sword
into
the
woman
’s
temple.
The
woman
went
limp
and
lay
unconscious.
I
turned
my
attention
back
to
Liet.
He
pulled
a
revolver
out
of
his
boot
and
pointed
it in
my
direction.

“Drop
your
weapon.”

I did
as I
was
told
and
put
my
hands
in
the
air.
I
stood
and
turned
to
face
him. “You
can
shoot
me,
but
you
won
’t
make
it
out
of
here
alive.
Quinn
and
his
men
are
taking
out
the
soldiers as
we
speak.
Once
he
sees
me
dead,
he
will
kill
you.”

Liet’s
face
crunched
in
anger.
“At
least
I’ll
have
the
pleasure
of
seeing
you
die.
You
abandoned
me,
just
like
everyone
else.
If
I
can’t
live
with
you,
no
one
can.”
He
squeezed
the
trigger.

I
watched
the
hammer
fall,
and
the
bang
of
the
gun
was
deafening.
Hot
pain
seared through
my
shoulder,
but
I
wasn
’t
dead.
I’d
jumped
to
the
side
as
he’d
pulled
the
trigger.
If
I
hadn
’t,
it
probably
would
have
hit
me
square
in
the
chest.
I
fell
to
the
floor,
and
Liet
aimed
to
shoot
again.
I
rolled
toward
him
and
smashed
into
his
legs.
He lost
his
balance,
but
didn’t
go
down.
I
took
the
opportunity
to
whack
him
in
the
knee
with
my
folded
arm
sword,
and
that
took
him
down.
I
kicked
the
gun
out
of
his
hand,
then
sprang
to
my
feet.

Liet
lunged
forward
and
caught
me
around
the
waist.
He
tried
to
tackle
me,
but
I
drove
my
elbow
between
his
shoulder
blades.
He
loosened
his
grip
and
stepped
back.
I
flipped
out
the
blade
on
my
right
arm.
I tried
to
raise
my
left,
but
the
pain
was
unbearable.

“I
don’t
want
to
kill
you,
but
I
will
if I
have
to,”
I
snarled.

Liet
smirked
and
rounded
his
desk.
He
pulled
a
bat
out
before he
circled
the
room.
“Is
that
how
you
want
to
play,
huh?
I’ll
play.
And
I
’l
l
enjoy
bashing
your
head
in!”

He
swung
the
bat
at
my
head,
and
I
had
to
spin
to
block it
with
my
right. The
shockwave
rattled
up
my arm,
and
I
almost
lost
my
balance,
but
I
pushed
it
out
of
the
way
and
swung
at his
midsection.
He
jumped
back,
and
I
missed
him
by
inches.
He
hoisted
the
bat
over
his
head
and
came
forward
again,
planning
to
smash
the
top
of
my
head
in.
I
blocked
the
attack
and
twisted
the
blade
so
it
cut
into
the
wood.
Liet
jerked it
back
and
pulled
me
off
balance,
but
I
didn
’t
go
down.
I
regained
my
footing
and
turned
slightly,
using
all
my
strength
to
pull
the
bat
down. He
came
forward,
and
I
sliced
at
his
stomach
again.
This
time
I
was
successful.