Werewolf Suspense (Book 2): Outage 2 (The Awakening) (11 page)
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Authors: T.W. Piperbrook
Tags: #werewolves & shifters
There was no time for doubt.
Somewhere behind him, the creatures crashed through one of the doors. The noise escalated from a contained din to a full-fledged roar. Footsteps and snarls escaped from the building's interior, filling the air.
Tom refused to look back. He forced himself onward, knowing a second's hesitation would cost him his life.
His boots slid on hidden ice. Tom grabbed the air, nearly falling, but kept his balance. He kept going. The station wagon was thirty yards away. Twenty. He skirted around the half-buried remains of the vehicle's occupants, holding back vomit. He saw an arm. A torso. Body parts so mangled and caked with snow and blood that he could barely identify them.
Keep going!
He closed in on the vehicle, changing direction enough that he saw dots of movement in his peripheral vision. The beasts had surpassed the parking lot in half the time it'd taken him to traverse it. But it didn't matter.
He was at the car.
Tom banged into the rear bumper, following the outline of the vehicle until he'd reached the driver's side door. He flung it open. The window was smashed out, the interior riddled with glass. He heard the crunch of snow somewhere behind him. He leapt inside.
Revved the engine. Reversed.
The car whirred and groaned for several seconds before it started moving. His eyes instinctively flicked to the rearview. A mob of beasts canvassed the landscape, striding toward him. He cried out and hit the accelerator. The car flew backward, crunching over the tracks it'd made, spinning out in the snow. He changed gears and hit the gas.
All at once Tom was cruising forward, the station wagon gliding back and forth over the snow, the all-wheel-drive proving true to its namesake. A legion of creatures ran in pursuit, flooding the landscape, but he was several hundred yards ahead of them.
You pieces of shit.
He rounded the corner and hit the gas, pushing the vehicle faster than was safe to drive. If he were to escape, he'd have to gain distance, no matter what the cost.
He'd rather die than let them have him.
He took another turn at the end of the block, the engine grinding, gaining more of a buffer zone. He kept his eye on the rearview mirror, watching the creatures disappear. He kept staring, even after they were gone.
The vehicle swerved and the tires spit snow. He flexed numb, stiff fingers. His body felt like it was coming apart at the seams—beaten and sore and exhausted. His mind was plagued with the things he'd seen, the people he'd lost. Lorena. Abby. His neighbors.
In spite of that, Tom felt more focused than he had in hours.
He clutched the steering wheel and took another turn, approaching West Main Street. His body was rigid in the driver's seat.
For the first time all night, Tom Sotheby knew exactly where he was going.
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About The Author
T.W. Piperbrook was born and raised in Connecticut, where he can still be found today. He is the best-selling author of the CONTAMINATION series, OUTAGE, and the co-author of THE LAST SURVIVORS. In addition to writing, the author has spent time as a full-time touring musician, touring across the US, Canada, and Europe.
He now lives with his wife, a son, and the spirit of his Boston Terrier.
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OTHER WORKS BY T.W. PIPERBROOK:
CONTAMINATION ZOMBIE SERIES:
CONTAMINATION BOXED SET (BOOKS 0-3)
POST- APOCALYPTIC:
THE LAST SURVIVORS (co-written with Bobby Adair)
WEREWOLF SUSPENSE SERIES:
OUTAGE 2: THE AWAKENING
Copyright © 2015 by T. W. Piperbrook. All rights reserved.
Edited by Cathy Moeschet.
Proofread by Linda Tooch.
Cover by Keri Knutson.
Special thanks to Casey Skelton and Andy Brown for your feedback and critique!
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Dedicated to Jennifer, who helps me through my own storms.
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