Be Careful What You Wish For: A Zombie Apocalypse-Chapter 282: Misery Loves Company

I stood outside the gates of the New Dawn Sanctuary, surrounded by survivors, cranky as hell.

The guys had determined that all of us going as one giant group would set off a bunch of warning bells. Apparently, nine men and one little girl would have been suspicious. So, instead of me surrounded by my men, I was surrounded by people who hadn’t showered in like a hundred years.

"I hate this," I grumbled, looking down at Tank. "This is stupid."

The Hellhound looked up at me and whined softly, butting my hand with his head as he tried to console me. "It took forever for all of us to be in one place at one time, and now it’s all of a sudden okay to split up again?"

My hand gripped the leash I was holding tighter as I tried to work past the rage that was building inside of me. I really should have let the house kill all the MC when I had the chance. Then I wouldn’t be out here, in the heat, dealing with stupid people.

That will teach me to be merciful and nice.

No more of that shit, thank you very much. I was done. From now on, I was going to kill first and then ask questions.

Tank was the only one who put up a big fuss about staying by my side, and I was grateful for that. I even gave him the same collar that Chang Xuefeng had gotten me to wear at Camp Hell, and now, I was the one holding the leash.

Chang Xuefeng and I couldn’t help but smirk when I pulled out the set. It looked a bit girlie on the massive animal beside me, but Tank didn’t seem to care.

And truthfully, neither did I.

Realizing that the line had gotten two steps shorter, I walked those two steps, only to have to stop again and wait for the line to move. I could have sworn that I had been here for years, but it was probably closer to a couple of hours. Who knew it was so hard to get into this place?

"They aren’t going to let the animal in," muttered a woman’s voice from behind me. She wasn’t actually talking to me, but at the same time, she was damn well making sure that I could easily hear her. "It’s a vicious creature."

"If they aren’t letting animals in," I sighed as I turned around to look at her. "Then you really don’t stand a chance. Might as well get out of the line now and give the people behind you a chance."

The woman, an older one around 40 years old or so, looked me up and down, her nose wrinkling as if she had smelled something bad. It really must be her because I had made sure that I showered before we took off.

I also knew that she wasn’t seeing ’me’.

When the guys had come up with their grand plans, they had also determined that they needed to be wearing a disguise. Apparently, the Sins were some sort of big deal before we disappeared for three years, and they didn’t want anyone to remember them.

I still didn’t know why I couldn’t have gone as myself, but once again, the guys were absolutely adamant that I was changed, too. So here I stood in shorts and a tank top, my long legs on display as my hair acted as the only shield I had against the outside world.

I looked like Luci, and I hated that. I probably should have gone with another look, but I also felt that that was giving Lilith too much power over me. After all, this was how I should have looked.

But I felt naked... and worst of all, all my scars were gone.

The only thing that made me feel like me was the ’tattoo’ of Teddy on my inner wrist, something that has never changed, no matter how strong I make the illusion. The guys all got their own transformations, but I refused to speak to them after the illusions took hold. After all, they didn’t look like my guys, they didn’t smell like them, and they didn’t sound like them.

I hated every part of this and if I was miserable, I was going to make everyone else miserable around me.

Misery loves company and all that.

"Excuse me?!?" screeched the woman, coming to her full height. However, now that I was almost six inches taller than normal, I was also on even grounds with this old hag. "What did you say?"

"I don’t remember," I sighed, waving my hand as I turned back around. "I was having a conversation with myself, and it was a lot more interesting than the one I was having with you, so I forgot."

"You... you..." she sputtered, looking at her companion. "You can’t speak to me like that! I don’t know who you think you are, but everyone in the New Dawn Sanctuary is equal. You might think you are hot shit, but even sleeping with the leader won’t make you better than me."

I looked down at Tank in confusion. "Do you have any idea what she is talking about?" I asked, cocking my head to the side. Tank shook his and let out a snort. "You’re right. She is clearly crazy. We should avoid her at all costs. Or am I supposed to kill her?"

I hated being alone in my head, and now that all the Sins had their own bodies, my head was empty of voices. I think the silence was starting to drive me crazy.

"Given your looks, you must be here to seduce the leader of the Sanctuary. I’ve seen a lot of women like you over the years... and they have always ended up the same. Dead."

She sounded so certain as she nodded her head as if to emphasize her point, and I couldn’t help but shake mine. "Why the hell would I want to seduce a man?" I grunted. "I have enough toys to play with. Plus, I have Tank to cuddle with and act like a heating blanket to keep me warm at night. He doesn’t take up more room than he should, he doesn’t talk back, he listens to me, and he doesn’t think any of my habits are weird."