Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System novel Chapter 271

The next morning, Rayne woke up to gasps and murmurs coming from outside the nearby warehouses.

Everyone was discussing the overnight warehouse restock.

Julian walked over and looked at her, shaking his head.

"I don't even know how to begin explaining this one," he smiled.

Rayne laughed, getting out of bed. She looked over to face him as she got dressed, "Just say Santa came early."

"Oh! Good one, let me go tell that to Noah, I'm sure he'll buy it", laughed Julian.

They both laughed, not particularly worried about explaining where all of the items came from. Either way, people were very happy to see all of the new items, so there was no issue with a little mystery.

Rayne was more concerned with executing the first phase of their plan: finding and blending in with a settlement that Damien's men would raid.

"Shall we be on our way?" she asked Julian.

"Yes, I've already settled the matter with the weapons and spoke to Ian and Noah. The settlement will be in good hands."

They both smiled at each other and made their way to their SUV, slipping behind the mass of people that were gathered in front of the warehouses.

As soon as she got to the SUV, Rayne looked up in surprise. Ella was standing there, leaning against the vehicle.

"Ella? What are you doing here?" asked Rayne.

"If I weren't here, I wouldn't get the chance to wish you luck on your adventure. I'm not sure what's going on since no one is willing to tell me, but I can feel it in my gut that wherever you're headed is dangerous. Please be careful, Rayne."

Her voice cracked as she looked at Rayne. She tried prying information out of Noah, but he said that he had promised not to say anything.

Rayne walked over and placed her hands around Ella, hugging her tightly.

"Thank you, Ella. I appreciate it."

Tears poured out of Ella's eyes, "You better come back. Understand?"

Rayne nodded, wiping her own tears away. "Of course, I'll come back, I always do."

"Good, because if you don't, I'll do something stupid and drive out in the middle of the night to come find you!" she cried out.

Rayne smiled, nodding at her friend. She felt guilty constantly keeping Ella out of the loop, but she did it out of love.

"Okay, well, I won't hold you here. Go! And next time, don't hide this from me!" said Ella, stepping away from the SUV.

"I promise," replied Rayne.

She quickly hopped into the car with Julian and drove out of the settlement before the heavy feelings caused her to rethink the plan.

They made their way to the southern suburbs of the city, looking for a small settlement that they could assimilate into.

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A few hours later, they finally made their way into the target area.

"We should walk the rest of the way. It would be best if we could use the sympathy card to get on the good side of the people. It should help us be welcomed as a part of them," said Julian.

Rayne agreed and pulled over in a secluded space. They both got out, and she stored the SUV in her system.

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