V-Day: (M-Day #4) by D.T. Dyllin Read Free Book Online Page B

expression softer than her friend ’ s. She also had more than a few weapons strapped onto her body, although nothing like Evo. They definitely know how to accessorize for an apocalyptic world.
    “ How the hell did you both get up here so easily? ”
    “ No time for that now. I have I-Men to kill, but you know, if Max wants to sit here and play twenty questions with you — more for me. ” Evo grinned before slipping out the door.
    Max shrugged, pushing past me without another word. Curiosity above all else caused me to fall into line behind them. The two women moved easily, slinking down the hallway without the kind of fear that always twisted my gut when I was about to face down I-Men. Maybe it was the insane amount of weapons that Evo was toting, or maybe it was something beyond my comprehension, but whatever it was … I felt safer with them.
    Evo toed open each door that we passed, peering in before moving on. When we ’ d come to the end of the hallway she stopped abruptly and swiveled around to address me. “ You can ’ t be the only woman in here. ” Her eyes traveled up and down my body with meaning. “ There ’ s no way it was you and all of those I-Men. Unless … you a nympho or something? ”
    “ Evo! ” Max snapped. “ I can ’ t believe you just suggested —”
    “ Well, hey — we ’ ve seen stranger things and you know it. ” Her eyebrow quirked at Max in silent challenge.
    My mouth hung open, words temporarily escaping me. I swallowed several times before I could reply. “ There ’ s a whole house full of women here, and nothing is what it seems. I —”
    Before I could finish, Evo was thundering down the stairs, obviously thrown into motion by the information I ’ d just given her. Max lifted her gaze to the ceiling, exhaled heavily, and then followed her friend. I again fell into line behind them.
    As Evo smashed into the basement, where I knew the women of the house had to be holed up with at least a few of their protectors, screams met my ears, followed by bellows of rage, several gunshots, and then nothing. A part of me wanted to run the other direction, but again curiosity overtook me.
    I crept down the stairs and into the room, stopping behind Max. Carnage — absolute carnage was what I found before me. The acrid tang of blood and … other things caused me to choke when I inhaled. I covered my nose and mouth, scanning the area more closely now that I could breathe. All I-Men were down, and from what I could see, most of their heads were now separated from their bodies. How the hell did Evo and Max accomplish all of this so fast? The women, all still alive, were interspersed throughout the room, most of them cowering or crying, some doing both.
    Tasha made her way from the corner of the room, stumbling a few times over the fallen I-Men, completely covered in gore. When she was close enough, she shoved Evo, who was looking a bit … shell shocked. “ What the hell, Evo? I said not to shoot! ”
    I tilted my head. There was a familiarity between the two women, I was sure of it. “ How the fuck was I supposed to know that they weren ’ t real I-Men? ”
    “ What? What the fuck are you talking about? ” Tasha shoved at Evo again, who was now beginning to look irritated. “ Of course they were I-Men! But they were ours! ”
    Max grabbed Evo ’ s shoulder and wrenched her away, talking furiously in a hushed tone. She stepped in front of Evo, raising her hands in surrender. “ Were they — were they important to you? ” What the hell does she mean by that? The only kind of good I-Man is a dead one.
    “ They were their pets, ” I spoke up, causing all eyes to swivel in my direction.
    “ Pets? ” Evo said incredulously. “ So you ’ re saying …” Her voice trailed off as she turned back to face Tasha. “ What kind of sick shit have you gotten into? The last time we saw you — you and Emily were running scared. Just took off in your little civic and never looked back.