Zone Zero: Vengeance (Book 3 of 3)

Chapter 28

Alex's POV

I slide into the driver seat of the black Ferrari Gable and I drove here in. I figured that if we have to travel back and forth to Zone Two then we may as well travel in style.

We have been staying in St Petersberg ever since the fight inside the Zone Two. I haven't been able to bring myself to leave this town just yet.

I start the car and begin driving as soon as Gable closes his door, not even waiting for him to get comfortable. I want to get as far from the fucking zone as possible.

"What did she say?" Gable asks after a few minutes of silence.

I grip the steering wheel tighter before I respond.

"She said that they have a weapon that can kill us all and that they will use it if Annerly isn't returned to live with her own kind."

"What?! That's not possible!" Gable practically shouts.

"I know. That's because it isn't."

"I'm not following."

I turn to Gable and see only confusion. He needs more clarification.

"They have a weapon, that much I'm sure. But it won't just kill vampires. It will affect humans as well which is why we are all still alive."

I look down at my knuckles and see that they are turning white from all the thoughts racing around in my mind.

"I believe that it is still being tested. It's definitely not ready to be used." I say matter of factly.

"What if they manage to perfect it? Make it so it has no effect on humans. What do we do then?"

That's one of the many questions rolling around in my head but I don't tell him that. Instead, I remain silent and keep my eyes on the road ahead.

"We need to think of every option Alex. Maybe its best if Evie gives up the baby," Gable says reluctantly.

"No," I shout my response causing Gable to flinch at the sound.

I don't think I have ever raised my voice to him before this whole ordeal, but this past week it has been a common occurrence. Without Evie by my side, I feel like I'm falling to pieces.

"Alex, we need to find them. Evie will understand giving up the child if it means the survival of every vampire in the world." Gable is trying to implore to my sense of logic.

I remain silent and keep driving. I already know where this conversation is going.

"We can't put every single vampire in danger because of Evie's need to keep hold of one single child. We need to give the baby back to the humans."

My fingers are gripping the steering wheel so tightly that I'm afraid I might snap it in half if I'm not careful.

"Alex, do you know where they are?"

That single question has been whispered, shouted, screamed and respectively asked more than 100 times this past week. To say that I am sick of hearing it would be an understatement.

A flash of anger runs through me and press my foot down hard on the pedal until I hit the car floor. Our speed multiplies in seconds and the worry from Gable fills the air.

"I. Am. So. Sick. Of. That. Question." I say lowly, my tone conveying my intrepid anger.

"I know you're angry about this situation but surely you can see my reasoning. What did the letter Evie left actually say?"

He is trying his best to keep the fear from my reckless driving at bay but it isn't working. All it would take would be a minor lapse in judgement on my part to send us on an unstoppable path of destruction and possible decapitation. Even a vampire can't walk away from a high-speed collision unscathed.