Claire seemed to receive Chloé’s response well enough, but the same could not be said of Lara. Chloé was still facing Claire when her rant began, and turning back to face her was difficult. It felt like betrayal again. This was someone Chloé had helped. Someone she’d started to trust. Chloé consider...

For the umpteenth time that morning, DeMarcus glanced back at him, and Fred had to wipe the scowl off his face. ((Fred Hobbes continued from Floyd’s Tomb )) Fred hadn’t asked why they were climbing the mountain and heading further into the wilderness. The uneven terrain kept threatening to roll his ...

“It wasn’t my idea , Lara. My plan would have been to move in pairs and stick to the town, so we could call for reinforcements if we found trouble. We were supposed to regroup that afternoon. “But there was an argument about Kitty, and Kai slapped Marshall and left. Like I said, I shouldn’t have let...

All three of them listened attentively to what she had to say. Neither Claire nor Lara spoke. Chloé was expecting them to try and poke holes in her plans, the way even Marshall had, but they just studied her, deep in thought. They were seriously considering it, she realised. She was succeeding where...

Chloé took a deep breath. Evie had asked what they’d been up to; it was time to explain her plan. The subject had come up sooner than she wanted, she’d have liked a little more time to tailor a bespoke pitch, but she supposed there wasn’t much room for small talk here. The three girls were still sto...

Lara’s head appeared next to hers, took one look at Evie, and disappeared. For a second Chloé thought that Evie and Lara must hate each other’s guts or something. That was a problem she had pondered on the way over: how best to navigate any bad blood between allies? If she made as many as she intend...

“Friend!” It’s a necessary precaution , Chloé reminded herself, not letting her smile falter. It hurt that Claire was suspicious of her, when she’d never done anything to the girl and was only trying to help them. But she herself hadn’t immediately trusted Kai, or even Lara; she had to allow others ...

"Okay, Lara, stay close to me. Let's have a look around" ((Chloé Delacroix continued from Wake-up Call )) Her legs were burning, but it was with a fire that kept her going. They'd made good speed across the island, following Marshall's general direction- his footprints had disappeared on t...

Fred stared blankly at the back of DeMarcus’s head. They couldn’t just leave Dominiqua behind, especially after what just happened. Why would she want to stay behind, anyway? Why wasn’t she protesting? Already, he missed her standing up to DeMarcus, the backtalking that had so stressed him out at th...

Fred didn’t know what to say when DeMarcus suggested they leave. The cave wasn’t as desirable a rest station now that there were two corpses lying about, but that didn’t change the fact that he simply couldn’t walk for much longer. He’d need Dominiqua’s shoulder again at least, and he felt guilty as...

For a brief moment, Chloé was vindicated. Kitty had killed again. Kai and Marshall were wrong. She had been right. It wasn’t a pleasant feeling, it was anger and grief and worry, but it was vindication nonetheless. It didn’t last long. Jess was dead. The illusion of vindication fell apart in a split...

Fred's eyes were still trying to split themselves between Kai and DeMarcus when he heard the click of the hammer. That was when he screwed them shut, just like he had back on the first day, when it was Betty and whoever else in the firing line. The bang came shortly afterward. Fred turned away, feel...

“Maybe he’s telling the truth…” Fred mumbled, barely audible. “He’d have had to kill her really recently to not make the announcements, right?” It had only been minutes since the announcement, sure, but Kai still had his hands on the body, so it wasn’t impossible. Maybe he waited until the second it...

Judging by the tone of Lara's voice and the blush she was sporting, Chloé intentions had been misunderstood. It hadn't occurred to her that Lara might take the 'whispering in the ear' thing the wrong way, because she wouldn't have thought of it like that herself, but Chloé realised she wasn't sure w...

“…huh?” Fred couldn’t help himself; the response DeMarcus had given Dom was just so bizarre and out of left field. He winced immediately, regretting the opportunity he’d given DeMarcus to elaborate, but that was when Dom shouted Kai! and their attention was called to the cave entrance instead. Fred ...