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Оглавление“Did you try to radio for help?”
He nodded. “Couldn’t get through.”
“Isaiah, what if he’d caught you?” Heidi crawled closer to him in the tent. “He’ll kill you if he finds out.”
He started to speak but she pressed her hand over his mouth. “Don’t say he’s going to kill us anyway. I don’t want to hear it. There has to be another way… Why don’t we overpower them, get the guns back. Something.” She hated the trembling that crept into her voice along with rising panic.
“If we get the chance, we will. But I need to tell you something.” He gripped her shoulders. “I found the missing gang member’s body yesterday.”
Covering her mouth, she sobbed softly. Isaiah pulled her to him and held her. His arms felt strong around her.
“Heidi, he might not be the last person to die as we make it through these mountains. Do you understand what I’m saying?”
She nodded. The harsh environment would pick them off, one by one. Then maybe they could worry about fighting whoever was left. But she didn’t get the chance to voice her thoughts on his words.
Outside the tent, gunfire resounded through the icy mountains.
