Dark Queen Of Apocalypse (by Morgan Hale) novel Chapter 281

Chapter 281

Chloe was dressed in a tracksuit, her pretty face standing out among the group of rugged guys.

She smiled. “Blaze Haven.”

The man paused, thinking for a moment, then said, “Blaze Haven? Never heard of it. Still, it’s nice to meet you.”

Now that everyone had a common target to take down, the usual rivalry between people seemed to disappear.

“You too,” Chloe said. She took his hand and gave it a firm shake.

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Soon, several elderly men entered with assistance, but the one at the center carried himself with unmistakable authority, hist sharp eyes still bright with command. It was Alfred.

Alfred said, “Thank you all for coming. As you know, a Level 8 Leviathan appeared in Lakeside. We’ve just received word from the military. It’s not dead, but it has been severely wounded.”

He went on, laying everything out in detail.

For some reason, Chloe kept feeling like Alfred was scanning the crowd for something, or maybe someone.

When his gaze finally settled on her, he lingered for a moment before quickly looking away.

He glanced at her several more times, and whenever their eyes met, he would wink at her.

Chloe reached up and touched her face, thinking, ‘Do I have something on my face?’

Finally, the meeting was over. Everyone agreed to strike while the Leviathan was still badly wounded and finish it off; otherwise, it would come back to haunt them.

Thankfully, nobody mentioned the energy source. Everyone probably figured it had gone down with Lakeside.

As the meeting ended, Chloe could still feel Alfred’s eyes locked on her, giving her the creeps. She quickly followed the

others out.

However, she’d barely taken a few steps when a military officer in camo stepped up and gave her a salute. “Mr. Fletcher wants to meet you.”

Chloe nodded slightly. “Okay.”

It was the best villa in the base. As soon as Chloe walked in, she heard Hector’s voice blaring like a loudspeaker.

He said, “Mr. Fletcher, you wouldn’t believe it. Noah’s been put in his place by that girl more than once. And before he lost his memory, he tried to pursue her, but never managed to get her.”

Alfred’s laughter boomed from inside. It was nothing like the serious image he usually carried.

Alfred pressed, “Come on, spill more of that punk’s embarrassing moments. Let me have a good laugh.”

Chloe felt speechless.

The officer leading Chloe looked a little embarrassed and cleared his throat toward the door. “Captain Yates, please come in

The laughter inside the villa came to a sudden halt.

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As Chloe stepped inside, she caught Alfred frantically straightening his clothes and whispering to Hector. “How do I look in this outfit? Is my hair good?”

Hector started buttering him up. “You look sharp and confident. Your hair is a bit messy, though. Let me fix it for you.”

Hector reached out to smooth Alfred’s hair, and the latter actually bent his head down to let him.

When they saw Chloe walk in, both of them flashed friendly smiles.

“Hello, Mr. Fletcher,” Chloe greeted.

Alfred’s face wrinkled with a smile. “Hi.”

Hector gave him a sneaky nudge. “After all those years in the military, you still can’t hold a proper conversation, huh?”

Alfred shot him a fierce glare. Then he turned to Chloe. “I don’t know what you like to eat, Miss Yates, so I just whipped up some home–style dishes. Hope you don’t mind.”

Chloe glanced at the table, which was piled with food, all just cooked. The greens looked a little limp, though.

After the apocalypse, even limp greens were a treasure, almost impossible to come by.

Alfred clearly valued her a lot.

“What did you want to see me about?” Chloe started.

She barely got the words out before Noah cut her off from behind, sounding annoyed. “Why did you drag me here? I’m drowning in work. Chloe? What are you doing here?”

Alfred and Hector exchanged a look, thinking, ‘Look at this brat. He’s all grumpy and tough just a second ago, but the moment he sees Chloe, he goes all soft and gentle.

‘You’re so hypocritical. No wonder you can’t get her.’

Chloe took a step back, her gaze cool and distant. “Hello, Mr. Fletcher.”

“Hi,” Noah replied, his tone flat.

Noah’s reaction made Alfred anxious.

Alfred thought, ‘Really? Is that all you’ve got to say? Why not hurry and get the young lady seated for dinner? Guess I’ll have to give you a little help.

“Girl, you must be starving. Come on, sit down and eat. And you, Noah, what are you doing sitting next to me? Go sit across from her, Alfred said.

Chloe finally realized that Alfred was trying to play matchmaker between her and Noah.

“Chloe, these pork ribs taste very good. Try some,” Alfred said.

Chloe smiled. “Thanks, Mr. Fletcher.”

Alfred beamed at her, and he made sure she enjoyed her meal.

“I heard you’re a space–powered human?” Alfred asked.

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“Yes,” Chloe replied.

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“That’s fantastic,” Alfred said. He kept grinning and nodding with satisfaction, and when he saw Noah sitting there quietly, constantly sneaking glances at Chloe, his smile just got even brighter.

Just then, another voice cut through the atmosphere. “Mr. Fletcher, Harvey is here.”

Alfred’s expression soured. “What is he doing here?”

Chloe stood up immediately. “Since you have guests, I shouldn’t bother.”

On her way out, she passed a boy with a delicate, almost eerie face, feeling like a snake was staring at her.

She thought, ‘Looks like this guy is the one who had taken Noah’s place as base chief in my previous life.

Chloe was walking along, lost in her thoughts, when something up ahead jolted her back to reality.

After the apocalypse, there were plenty of water–powered humans around, so drinking water was never a problem, but everything else was in short supply, and once they used them up, that was it.

Plus, the soil was infected by the virus, so growing any crops was out of the question.

From where Chloe stood, she could see powered humans braving the blazing sun, heading out to scavenge for supplies.

Seeing their slumped shoulders and gloomy faces, it was clear they’d come back empty–handed yet again.

Chloe felt a pang of guilt. After all, the whole situation was her doing. She didn’t want humanity wiped out; if she ended up alone in the world, life would be pointless.

Therefore, she put the word out that meat from mutant beasts was safe to eat.

She also let everyone know she had a stash of mutant beast meat in her spiritual space, and anyone could trade their cores for some.

In no time, everyone was swarming over, and Frank and the others were nearly wiped out by all the chaos.

Now that the powered humans had something to eat, they had more energy to go after the Leviathan.

Blaze Squad was rolling in cores, and everyone was grinning from ear to ear.

Emily said, “Do you have any idea how many cores we made today?”

“How many?” Chloe replied, picking up her water and taking a sip.

Emily told her to make a guess.

“300 thousand cores?” Chloe guessed.

“Almost 30 million,” Emily said, her voice full of pride.

Chloe spat out her water, eyes wide, voice going up a notch. “For real?”

“Yeah,” Emily said.

Before Chloe could say more, Jagger’s voice boomed from the doorway. “No way. Are you serious? Damn, this is way more than we ever made as outlaws.”

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