Free The Resistance: Book 5 of the After The Event Series by T.A. Williams Page A

Reaper the man finally noticed him and a look of surprise covered his face.
                  “Let’s go,” Ben said as he got to his feet behind cover, helped Reaper to his feet and let the man lean against him. Reaper wasn’t huge but he was thick and Ben knew he wasn’t going to be able to cross the open passage at anything quicker than a fast walk.
                  Reaper noticed the hesitation. “Don’t worry,” he yelled over the gunfire. “I’m in no mood to die today.”
                  Ben nodded and they took off across the opening. He glanced over within the first few steps and saw that one of the enemy Humvees was in flames, the other appeared unmanned. Ben saw a single soldier peeking out from behind it and shooting wildly. For a second he felt his body relax until he noticed the light in the distance getting closer and closer.
                  “Incoming,” Reaper shouted.
                  Ben felt another soldier grab Reaper on the other side and together they ran out of the building just before the missile struck the building, sending debris everywhere. The blast knocked Ben off his feet and Reaper and the other soldier were knocked to the ground as well. As the ringing in his ears began to subside he picked up another sound.
                  “Helo incoming!” one of the soldiers yelled.
                  Ben helped Reaper back up and they took off down the nearest dark alley. Dex led them down more alleyways and across several streets all the while a helicopter hovered above the city sending a beam of light out. It never found them. They finally stopped and found shelter in the lobby of a hotel.
                  Ben sat Reaper down on a nearby couch and the man’s eyes searched the group.
                  “Harrison?” Reaper asked.
                  Ghost walked to Reaper and shook his head.
                  Ben couldn’t remember which soldier was Harrison, but the man was dead nonetheless.
                  Ghost got down on his knees and began to clean Reaper’s wound. Reaper looked past him.
                  “You have ten minutes to patch yourselves back up, then we need to get back on the move.”
                  No one said anything but they all began to get out bandages or reload their guns. Ty came over and sat down next to Ben. The man’s face was covered in grime but he smiled.
                  “We made it.”
                  Ben patted him on the back and leaned his head against the wall. He felt Reaper’s gaze on him and turned to the man. Reaper’s face didn’t change but he nodded once toward him before returning to his conversation with Ghost.
                  They had made it, this time.

Ally
     
                  She couldn’t remember the last time she had seen so many people.
                  As they approached Los Angeles they began to see a few people on the outskirts, either walking down the road or just traveling off in the distance. Those few people turned into a dozen, those dozen into a hundred and before Ally knew it there were people everywhere. They all immediately tensed up. They knew that as they got closer to Los Angeles they would begin to see more people but the thought of people being nothing more than threats wouldn’t leave their minds. The city of Los Angeles was still off in the distance and above it was a dark cloud of smoke that was still being filled from whatever burning ruins still remained.
                  People walked through the streets and outside of their worn clothing things almost seemed normal. They led their horses from the highway onto the roads of East Los Angeles where they attracted a few glances but nothing that caused concern. The people seemed more interested in the horses than the people on the back of