Doomsday Revenge: Payback Time (Josie) novel Chapter 36

June kept her eyes lowered, hiding the cold, homicidal glint in them.

Only a real powerhouse deserved a woman like her.

Most people wouldn’t even dream of hitting a massive, industrial Cold Storage Facility this early in the apocalypse. People raised in a peaceful world just weren’t wired to think that ruthlessly yet.

But June and Victor’s crew had the drop on everyone. They blocked the exits and picked the place clean. The arrogant heir had dozens of heavily armed guys working for him. All of them were young, hungry, and moved fast.

In just a few days of brutal, non–stop scavenging, they had racked up a staggering haul.

Looking at the absolute mountain of premium frozen supplies safely locked behind heavy steel doors, June and the heir finally let out a long, collective breath of relief.

Good. That damn phantom thief hadn’t come back to screw them over this time.

They had learned their lesson, too. They didn’t put all their eggs in one basket anymore. A stash here, a stash there. Scattered and heavily fortified.

une and Victor took turns pulling guard duty. First, to watch the goods. Second, to bait the trap. They were dying to catch the rat who had robbed heir first vault.

but they were in for a massive disappointment.

osie had already filled her spatial stash to the absolute brim. She was done with playing the petty thief.

he had changed her tactics entirely. No more midnight heists. Now, she was moving on to the big leagues: kidnapping and extortion. She wanted

ansom.

Ten days later.

And just like that, June delivered. Every single item Josie demanded was sitting right there. No games, no missing pieces.

The drop–off point was an abandoned elementary school just a few blocks from the Highland Heights complex.

Everything’s here. Count it yourself,” June snapped, stepping out from behind a massive stack of crates. Her eyes were bloodshot, burning with an nholy hate.

Die took a slow, casual walk around the towering pile of supplies. Five hundred tons of rice, flour, fresh produce, and bottled water,

he nodded, a dark smirk playing on her lips. “I knew this would be easy for you. Doing business with you is a genuine pleasure, little sister. Take them

nd get out.”

losie! Fine, my mom isn’t your problem, but Dad is your own flesh and blood!” June hissed through gritted, perfect teeth. You’re selling out your own ather for ransom?! Do you even have a soul?!

Bo Josie looked at her, feigning absolute shock. “You’re out here selling yourself, so why get mad when I sell the old man? Let’s be real you’ve been leeping with that trust–fund brat Wallace lately, haven’t you? Why else would he keep dead weight like you around?

You-! June nearly choked on her own breath, her face flushing a violent, blotchy red.

When it came to cutting people deep, Josie was in a completely different league.

Oh, and keep a better eye on your parents. If I catch them in my house again, the ransom doubles, Josie said, a sickeningly sweet, fake smile plasterest cross her face. “Honestly, this is a killer business model I should really thank them for being such generous donors. Who nests to bust their as cavenging when I have them?”

osie patted the massive crates of food, looking completely satisfied. “With all this, I should be set for the next twenty years, right? Damn, this feels

good.”

une was so angry she looked like she was about to have a literal stroke. Her eyes rolled back slightly into her head. She kept taking deep shuddering ›reaths, her manicured nails digging deep enough into her palms to draw blood, barely keeping herself from passing out right then and there

This wasn’t just a loss of resources–Josie was twisting the knife

Arthur and Sylvia sat huddled in their wheelchairs, trying to make themselves look as small and inviable as physically possible.

Only they knew the absolute, unrelenting hell they had endured over the last ten days just to survive.

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If they had known Josie was this batsht crazy, they never would have come home. They had walked right into a death trap.

They could only sob quietly. Hindsight was a btch, and they were paying the price in blood.

“Alright, alright, looking at you guys is giving me a headache. You’re grossing me out,” Josie said, waving her hand dismissively, like she was shooing away a swarm of flies. Take them and get the hell out of here. Beat it! You’re an eyesore.”

Josie, June hissed, her voice dropping to a toxic, venomous whisper. “Just you wait. One day, I’m going to strip you of everything. I’m going to take everything you have.”

When we were kids, you had Dad’s love, and I had nothing.”

So I stole him from you!”

And when we grew up, all those guys who liked you? They all ended up wanting me instead. You want to know why?”

Because I lured every single one of them away!”

une finally snapped. She dropped the fake–ass innocent act entirely, her beautiful eyes burning with raw, unfiltered hate. “If it’s yours, I’m taking it! I nean it. Everything you hoard in this apocalypse? It’s going to be mine.”

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