Dark Queen Of Apocalypse (by Morgan Hale) novel Chapter 312

Clayton, we’ve been friends for years. Don’t forget to invite us to your wedding,” one of the guys teased.

Yeah You’ve got plenty of points, right? Make sure the wedding is a big deal, another chimed in.

This damn apocalypse is just too harsh. It’s about time we had something to celebrate and let our hair down, someone else added

We’ll all be there. And for the gift, how about we just give you points?” another suggested.

They kept joking around, but then someone noticed Clayton’s expression shift. Something was off.

“Bro, you okay?” one of them asked.

Clayton put a finger to his lips, signaling everyone to be quiet, then pointed inside.

The guys instantly got it, anger flashing across their faces.

Someone actually dared to sneak in during the day? Do they have a death wish?‘ they thought.

There were more than a dozen guys gathered in the yard, all creeping forward with caution, ready to nab whoever had the guts to sneak in–alive.

The sneaky man, hiding behind the door, was sweating bullets.

He thought. No way. Sure, I’m a level five powered human, but there are way too many of them. If the city defense squad shows up, I’m totally screwed.’

He’d finally managed to get into this base, where he could eat and stay warm. He wasn’t about to get kicked out now

His shifty eyes darted around, then landed on Chloe’s stunning face.

Midea came to his mind.

ast as Clayton was about to rush in, the man shoved Chloe out in front of him.

He bowed deeply to Clayton.

Mr Honden please spare me! It’s all this crazy woman’s fault. She keeps nagging me for fruit every single day I had no choice but to sneak in the man pleaded

Then be turned and shouted at Chloe. “Why are you so obsessed with frun? You just had to have it. huh! Are you only satisfied if you ser your husband get beaten to death right in front of your

He kept bowing to flayton and the others

“Mr. Holden, my wife and I just joined the base and she’s pregnant really couldn’t stand to see her go with the thaky man pleaded

With his shifty eyes, he was talking a mile a minute. head down and dea’t even pothe the strange koka the others were giving him

He kept rambling, acting like he was taking all the blame, but secretly throwing shade at Chloe for her cravings

He’d caught every word Clayton said outside

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Clayton was clearly the type who doted on his wife, so the man quickly put on the act of a devoted husband.

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Besides, it was just two apples. He hadn’t touched anything else. No big deal, he could just hand them back and call it a day.

He quickly snatched the limp apple from Chloe’s hand and put it back in its place.

“Mr. Holden. I swear I know I messed up. I’m putting the apples back, okay? Please, for my wife’s sake. She’s pregnant. Please just let this slide and don’t turn us in,” the sneaky man begged.

Clayton and the others stood there, mouths agape, completely in disbelief.

It took a moment before anyone could finally speak.

“What?” Clayton muttered.

People thought, ‘Ms. Yates is your wife? Man, that’s bold.

Seriously, this guy’s got guts. Of all people to pin it on, he went for the base chief? He must really have a death wish.‘

Good day, Chief!” More than a dozen voices boomed together, filling the room.

The sneaky man stiffened, not daring to lift his head.

He thought, “Wait, the base chief’s here?

Damn, I’m toast. Guess I’ll have to hand over this little beauty if I want to keep things quiet.’

Without even lifting his head, the sneaky man started bawling, snot and tears streaming down his face as he poured out his

itory.

Oh, mighty and wise chief, please! I was just worried about my pregnant wife craving fruit. Honest, this is the first time I’ve ver done anything like this…” he pleaded, laying it on thick.

Then, out of nowhere, he blurted, “My wife’s a real beauty, you know. If you want, maybe you could have her for a few days

As he reached out to grab Chloe, he nervously glanced up, eyes darting around the room, hoping there wasn’t anyone with crazy powers lurking nearby, but he didn’t see anyone who looked dangerous.

Where’s the base chief?‘ he stammered.

Clayton was at a loss for words, just staring in disbelief.

He looks all sly and shifty, but who knew he was actually just a complete fool, Clayton thought.

Chlor crossed her arms, a playful smuk on her face.

“I was just out for a walk when I saw this guy sneaking around, messing with the dour Next thing I know, be pulls me in, ins Seriously. I have no idea who he is she said

Clayton’s eyes went wide.

Ms. Yates, why are you even explaining? It’s crystal clear. Everyone already knows what’s up Clayton though

Just as Clayton was about to speak, the sneaky man wore a look of despair, pounding his chest and wathug

‘Honey… Yeah, she’s right. We have nothing to do with each other I took the stuff, u was all ine Please post let her go,

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drag her into this,” he pleaded.

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He was pulling the classic retreat–to–advance trick. The more he tried to distance himself from Chloe, the more it looked like he actually cared about her, and the messier things got.

Chloe laughed, her eyes twinkling with amusement.

She turned to the sneaky man and said, “When you try to set someone up, don’t you even bother to check their background first?”

Yvonne giggled behind her hand. “What an idiot!”

Clayton cleared his throat, stifling a laugh.

You’ve been at the base for days now, and you still don’t know if the base chief is a man or a woman?” he teased.

The sneaky man just blinked, totally lost, like, “Huh?”

Clayton said, “Alright. Let me set things straight. This is Chloe Yates, the chief of Blaze Haven.”

The sneaky man glanced at Chloe, thinking, ‘She just looks like some regular pretty girl. No way she’s actually the chief.

He gave a sheepish, awkward smile.

Wait, seriously? You guys messing with me right now?” he asked.

Clayton’s eyes went cold. “Who the hell has time to mess with you?”

The sneaky man sucked in a sharp breath, his eyes rolled back, and he dropped like a stone, out cold.

Everyone exchanged glances.

Did he really just faint from fright?‘ they all thought.

Toss him in the mines. Make him work his butt off,” Chloe ordered.

With that, she strode off without looking back.

Back in the old days, she would’ve just finished him off with a club. But now, the base was desperate for manpower. especially for grunt work in the mines.

Not a soul wanted that job.

Sending them to the mines was a perfect punishment for troublemakers, just like a chain gang.

“Yes, ma’am, Clayton replied.

Over the next few days, another two thousand survivors showed up at the base, bumping the total to almost four thousand.

It might seem like a lot, but that was pretty much everyone who made it out of Grovenwich alive.

This city used to hold millions, and now there were barely four thousand left standing. The body count was just insane,

Most of the new survivors joining the base were hardcore powered humans, real badasses from the streets. At first, there was a ton of friction, but Phantom Zombie came in and crushed any resistance, shutting them down hard.

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Another batch got sent up to the mines as punishment, and that finally broke the rebellious spirit.

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Once they settled into Blaze Haven, everyone could eat their fill, stay warm, and have a safe place to crash. Overall, people were pretty satisfied.

Soon enough, they were ready to roll out and reclaim Grovenwich.

A few days later, Phantom Zombie came running over in a panic. “Chloe, something’s up! There are tons of black bugs in the sky, heading straight for us.”

Chloe thought, ‘Bugs?”

“Locusts?” she blurted out.

Chloe snapped out of her core–absorbing trance, and suddenly it hit her. Her scalp tingled with dread.

Damn, how did I forget about this?‘ she blamed herself.

She snatched up her walkie–talkie and hit the call button.

‘All teams, drop whatever you’re doing and get back now. A locust swarm’s about to hit. Move your butts!” she barked into the radio.

Team One, copy that!”

Team Two, copy!”

Team Three, got it!”

On the other end, voices from several teams blared through the radio, mixed with the roars of zombies.

Phantom Zombie had all those zombies under her control, sending them out to assist the squads in wiping out mutant

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