Page 136 of My Undead Love Life

Oxi grunted. “Fucking psychopaths.”

“They’re talking about the infected animals,” I said. “Like they’re holy or something.”

Mad’s expression darkened. “That makes sense with the zoo.”

Oxi glanced at him. “What do you mean?”

Mad exhaled slowly. “The city zoo got hit early. Animals got out.”

Keith’s grip tightened on the radio. “And these people decided to worship them?”

“Not just worship,” I clarified. “From what I heard them say, it seems like they protect them. Maybe even hunt for them.”

Spencer shook her head, moving even closer against Keith. “That’s insane.”

“Yeah,” I said. “Humans usually are.”

Another crackle came from the radio. “…the fallen snow leopard will be avenged…”

Spencer flinched into Keith with a small whimper.

“Hey,” he murmured, pressing a kiss into her hair. “Hey, you’re okay.”

“That was us,” she whispered. “They’re talking about us.”

Mad’s gaze flicked toward the barricaded door, then toward the hallway beyond it. “Maybe. Maybe not.”

“It is,” I said flatly. “They mentioned groups of four or more. Movement. The station. A fallen snow leopard. They’re tracking patterns.”

Oxi cursed under his breath. “And the other leopard that got away?”

I looked at him. “They seem to be tracking it.”

Spencer let out a shaky breath, pressing her face into Keith’s shoulder. “They’re going to find us. That leopard they’re tracking knows where we are. What happens when they find the others?”

No one answered right away. Because the others were dead downstairs under a tarp.

“They won’t find them until we’re long gone,” Keith said immediately. “They can try, but they won’t find us.”

I crouched in front of her, forcing a smile I didn’t fully feel. “And if they do, then they’re gonna have a blessed day for themselves, slayer.”

Her mouth trembled like she wanted to smile but couldn’t quite get there. “I hope so.”

Mad stepped closer, resting a hand briefly on her shoulder. “We’ve handled worse.”

“Have we?” I muttered.

He shot me a look.

I lifted a hand quickly. “Uh, yeah, we have. We got this.”

Oxi crouched beside her, too, nudging her knee lightly. “Hey, snowfire. We took down several of those things already. Whatever they send next, we’ll deal with it.”

Spencer looked between all of us before nodding. Her gaze drifted toward the door.

The radio crackled again. “Snow is bad…we will hunt the day after tomorrow…”

“We’re leaving tomorrow, regardless of the snow,” Mad decided.