Chapter Ten
It had been agreed that they would stash the weapons in a certain shed for farm equipment. Conscious of the fact that he was openly carrying the gun after he’d informed a Guardian that he hadn’t been issued one, Ethan headed quickly in the direction of the tool shed. Evening had fallen, and the settlement seemed unusually quiet. Perhaps the emptiness of the streets would work in his favor.
As he passed the corner of a building at the end of the lot, a hand grabbed his elbow and pulled him around and out of sight of the road. It was Cherry, standing in the shadows.
“Something’s going to happen at the tool shed,” she said. “I just went there to hide my weapon with the others. The place is crawling with Guardians.”
“Really? What are they doing?”
“Just hanging around in the st
