The Hunger (Book 2): Consumed

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Book: The Hunger (Book 2): Consumed by Jason Brant Read Free Book Online
Authors: Jason Brant
Tags: Dracula, Vampires, apocalypse, Monsters, post apocalyptic, End of the world
around with a car.”  She opened a cabinet in the back left corner of the garage.  “Here we go.”
    With a gas can in one hand and a piece of hose in the other, she shook her head at Lance as she walked out of the garage.

Chapter 5
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    T he throaty roar of the Stingray’s engine made Lance grin as he floored the accelerator.
    He sped down the driveway and over the road before pulling the emergency brake as he crossed into the church parking lot.  Spinning the wheel, he slid the Vette sideways, the tires screaming across the pavement.  Smoke billowed from the rubber as the car lurched to a stop fifteen yards from the Silverado.
    The doc’s eyes grew large as he stared at the Corvette.
    Lance stepped out of the car with an enormous smile covering half his face.  “Ain’t she a stunner?”
    “My God.”  Brown walked over, ogling the curved fenders.  “I used to have one of these!”
    “Really?  Lucky bastard.”
    “I had to give it up when I went to medical school.  I couldn’t afford to drive a car.”
    Lance jingled the keys.  “Want to take it for a spin?”
    “I wish.”  Brown nodded to his wounded arm.  “I couldn’t shift it.”
    “Will you guys stop screwing around and help us?” Cass glowered at them as she cut a length of the hose away with a knife.  “I’d like to get somewhere safe before the sun goes down.  You know, so we don’t get eaten alive?”
    Lance put his hand on Brown’s shoulder.  “The world has ended and men are still playing with toys while women yell at them to do something worthwhile.  The more things change, the more they stay the same, eh Doc?”
    He said it loud enough for Cass to hear and waited for the fallout.  Though he’d almost been murdered this morning, he found his attitude turning more jovial by the minute.  Finding the car had lifted his spirits.
    He wondered for a moment if he was losing his mind.  They didn’t have much to be happy about at the moment.
    “Do you see this axe on my back?  I’m going to shove it up your ass so far you’ll be shitting splinters for the rest of your life.”
    “Next she’s going to threaten to withhold sex.”  Lance winked at Brown, who turned his back to the women so they wouldn’t see him laugh.
    “Sometimes I wonder why I saved you in that alley.  You’re such a dumbass.”
    “A dumbass that you have sex with.”  Lance walked over to a beat-up Ford Taurus and opened the gas cap.  He held his open hand up, signaling for Cass to throw him the section of hose she’d cut to an appropriate length.
    “Ugh.  Don’t remind me.”  She whipped the hose at him and it bounced off his chest with a slap.
    Lance chuckled as he rubbed his skin.
    Eifort brought the gas can over to him, shaking her head.  “You guys are crazy.”
    They took turns sucking gas from two different cars, each spitting and gagging as the foul liquid filled their mouths.  The Silverado had a large tank that took quite a while for them to get three-quarters full.
    When they finished, Lance tossed the can and the hose into the back of the truck, knowing they’d have to use them again later.
    “Who wants to ride in the Vette with me?”  Lance went back to the muscle car and opened the door.
    “I’ll drive the truck with Emmett.”  Eifort fidgeted with the dog tags hanging around her neck.  “You said I needed to protect him, so I can’t let him ride in another car without me.”
    Brown shrugged and climbed into the passenger seat of the Silverado.
    Lance had a feeling that protecting the doc wasn’t the only reason Eifort wanted to ride with him.
    Cass glared at the red car with open contempt.  “Why do you want to take that thing?  It has zero functional use for us.”
    “I believe it was you who told me to have fun while I could.  Something about having a short life span nowadays.”
    She pursed her lips.  “Fair enough.”  She started toward him.  “But I get to drive

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