The Zombie Chronicles - Book 4 - Poisonous Serum (Apocalypse Infection Unleashed Series) Read Online Free PDF Page A

took his megaphone and announced, “Folks, if you decide to stay, we can fix this town together. This city will be considered a safe haven for all visitors. We will triumph over this problem. We will not live in fear anymore—only in victory!” He put the megaphone down to his side as the crowd cheered, then shot us a look. “You kids keep the patrol car. I’ll ride back with Lucy.”
    “ Thanks, man,” Lucas said, offering him a smile—his own unspoken version of making amends.
    “ Hey, Lake Tahoe!” I called.
    “ Yeah?”
    “ I know we’ve had our differences, but ultimately, everything’s worked out well for both of us. Best of luck to you and your family. I hope you get your town cleaned up and that you and Lucy have a happy, safe life here.”
    “ I’m sorry for everything I put you guys through,” he said. “I hope you’ll see it in your heart to forgive me someday, even if we never cross paths again.”
    “ I’m sure I will in time,” I said.
    His lips pressed into a grim line. “I get it, man. I really get it, and I wish you well.”
    Lucy blew me a kiss, tears flooding down her face. “Thank you, Dean. Thank you for…everything.”
    I held up a vial, and Jackie and Claire shined their flashlights on me as I announced into the megaphone, “People, this is the cure! This will save all of humanity from the horror that has threatened to take over our world!”
    Everyone cheered, screamed, and laughed.
    “ We will deliver this to the proper authorities, and hope will spring up again for all humankind. No one needs to fear anymore. Soon, we will have our world back the way we knew it. We have hit a rough patch, a dark snag in the fabric of our history, but we are fighters, and we will fight to the end. We will have our world back! We will rebuild, repair, and live again! I cannot speak for anyone else, but I have decided to make it my life mission to save the poor, lost souls out there who are being overtaken by this foul invader, this virus that would leave them as nothing more than mindless predators. We can save them, and we will save them, because all human life is precious! We will conquer this disease, and victory will be ours. Humanity will thrive once again. I promise you that!”
    Again, everyone cheered, and as they did, it hit me: This is what I was meant to do. I was meant to be a fighter in this cause . Just a short time ago, I’d been a naïve kid, sheltered from the ugly reality that our world faced. I’d seen some horrible stuff and had barely survived my journey through Zombie Land, but there I was like some football coach in the locker room, giving a pep talk like none other, making speeches, delivering hope, and encouraging people to fight for their deserved victory. The journey had changed me; it had thickened my skin and toughened me up, but it had also made me realize just how much I valued human life and how much I wanted to save it.
    Val and Nick grinned, and I knew they were proud of me. There was something very comforting about being there with my siblings, and I couldn’t wait to find my parents so we could be a family once again. Jackie shot me a smile, and I smiled back.
    I slid off the police car, and grinned, jiggling the keys. “Need a ride, pretty lady?” I asked Jackie, who was still standing on the hood.
    She looked so beautiful as the wind blew her hair around. Not only that, but she was also intelligent, sexy, and funny, and even in the midst of all that turmoil, I had trouble getting her off my mind. “Shotgun,” she said.
    I held out my arms, and she jumped into them. I spun her around and kissed her on the lips, basking in the undeniable spark—that connection between us that we could both feel. It had never been a question whether or not she’d come with me, because I knew we were destined to be together.
    “ Hey!” Val called from another car. “Lucas and I are gonna hitch a ride with these guys so we won’t be so squished in the police