Chapter 201

Chapter 201 I’ll Protect You Now
Chapter 201 I’ll Protect You Now
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The woman rolled up the oversized sleeves of her men’s coat, revealing arms covered in bruises and scars. Her lips were cracked and purple from the cold, festering with sores. Panic shimmered in her eyes as she pleaded, desperate. “Please help me. I swear, I’ll repay you–whatever it takes!”
Theresa stared at the woman’s face and suddenly felt a flicker of recognition. She looks a lot like Mom …
“Are you… Tania Owen–Gray?”
At the sound of that long–forgotten name, the woman outside froze. She stared at Theresa in confusion. “How do you know…”
“Pull her up!” Theresa ordered.
Tania Owen–Gray–Theresa’s mother’s maiden name was Owen–Gray, making this woman here her aunt.
Theresa’s mother had a younger sister, ten years her junior, which made her just thirteen years older than
Theresa.
Back when Theresa was little, Tania had been the cool aunt who loved taking her out to play. She’d sling her onto her hip, sneak her out to clubs, and bring her along to drink–yes, clubs and booze. Tania had always been a wild child, a party girl with a hopeless weakness for romance, but no one could deny how fiercely protective she was.
Once, when Oliver’s father had suddenly returned and started screaming at three–year–old Theresa for no reason, Tania stormed in with a kitchen knife and chased him out of the house, sending him stumbling and scrambling like a clown.
Then came her rebellious years. At eighteen, Tania had fallen hard for a man twice her age and insisted on going abroad with him. Her parents had been so furious that they cut ties with her completely. After that, Theresa never saw her again.
Once Tania climbed into the vehicle, her eyes landed directly on the woman seated in the middle.
“Aunt Tania. It’s me–Theresa,” she said softly.
Instantly, Tania went completely still. “T–Terry…”
But just then, a harsh screech interrupted the moment. Two vehicles came to a sudden stop, boxing them in on either side. Tania, still stunned, suddenly shrank back like a startled animal, wrapping her arms over her head and curling inward.
Theresa immediately pulled Tania into an embrace. Her eyes turned cold, sharp, a glint of violence flashing through them. “It’s alright./You’re okay. I’m here.”
You used to protect me. Now it’s my turn to protect you.
Bang, bang, bang!
Fists pounded furiously on their windows.
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A mob of hostile men surrounded the vehicle, hammering on the glass like maniacs. It was just like those villages where they sold women–vicious, lawless men chasing down escapees and pounding at their windows with wild, predatory glee.
“Come out! Hand her over!”
“That woman belongs to us!”
“If you don’t give her up, you’re all dead!”
The car window rolled down slowly, revealing the cold, black mouths of several gun barrels aimed straight at the mob. The men outside instantly backed off.
“H–Hey, hey, we’re all friends here…”
The car doors opened, and one by one, Theresa’s crew stepped out.
Even Charlotte alone, armed and unreadable, radiated enough threat to make men back off. However, when the others followed–Lucas, Theron, Theresa herself the message was loud and clear: this was not a group to mess with.
“Wait, wait! It’s a misunderstanding!” the lead man said quickly, raising both hands. “We must’ve mistaken her for someone else. Nothing to do with you folks. We’ll just head back.”
“Did I say you could leave?” A cold, crisp female voice cut through the tension like a blade.
The man turned toward the source and froze. He hadn’t noticed her before, but now that he saw her clearly, he was dumbstruck, unable to believe that someone was still able to look so good in this apocalyptic hellhole. Latest content publıshed on.net
The woman who’d escaped from their camp earlier had already been the prettiest they had. Sure, she was a bit older, but even so, none of them had wanted to give her up. That was why they’d chased her all the way out here.
But this girl? She was in a different league.
“Can we help you?”
“We picked up a woman earlier. Was she from your camp?”
Mike Carter froze. He turned her words over in his head, trying to decipher what she meant. Is she … trying to give her back?
His mind kicked into gear, and he quickly offered an answer. “She used to be. But if you want her now, she’s all yours. I mean, we’re all survivors here, right? Gotta help each other out. If you like her, she’s
yours.”
“She’s mine?”
“Of course! If you’re feeling generous, maybe toss us some supplies? She’s a woman, after all. Decent looking too. We barely even touched her.”
Theresa’s fist clenched tightly, bones cracking audibly. “Touched her, huh? How many times?”
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Mike blinked in confusion. “Huh?”
“So, I can give you a price.”
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Hearing that, he relaxed, a broad smile spreading across his face. “She used to be real stubborn. Oh, and she’s got some kind of special ability, too–can hypnotize zombies. She used to fight alongside us. We didn’t get many chances to play with her, though…”
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