She dropped her head to stare at her feet, not able to look her father in the eyes. Her shoulders sagged and her body tremored and then shook like a leaf.
Everyone watched silently as Graysie fell apart. Grayson squeezed her shoulders. He looked firmly into her eyes. “It’s okay. You’re okay. You did well. I’m proud of you.”
Graysie tried to shake off his hands, but he didn’t budge. “N-n-no. You d-d-don’t understand. I… I d-d-did something terrible. The second man… O-O-Ozzie was trying to s-s-save me from him. And he cussed him. He cussed our dog… called him a f-f-fucking pup, so I kicked him when he was down.” Her hands shook as she reached behind her and pulled out her father’s gun. She carefully handed it to him, stock first. “But before that… I didn’t just fight back, Dad. I sh..sh..shot him. I shot a man,” she finished and then collapsed in his arms.
Grayson held his daughter and looked at Jake in shock. Jake stared back with wide eyes. “Are you sure he said fucking pup?”
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AFTERWORD
In determining what sort of event this series would focus on, research led the author to a recent conclusion by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) that states cyber-attacks are eclipsing terrorism as the primary threat facing the United States.
If nothing else, the author hopes that anyone still on the fence about the need to ‘prepare,’ will do their own research, and realize the threat of cyber-attacks, EMP’s and/or natural disasters are more than fodder for fictional conspiracy and/or disaster novels. The threats are real. The danger is imminent. The need to prep and prepare in order to protect your family is essential.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
To my prepping partners—you know who you are… Thanks for everything. I know I’ve bugged you guys too much with crazy questions, technical advice and brainstorming scenarios. You’ve been a huge help and your input is much appreciated!
If you want more information about preparedness, the author highly recommends this private Facebook SHTF Prepping and Survival group or, if you want to join a smaller FB group, start HERE for patriot-minded preparedness from an EMT’s point of view (neither group owned/affiliated by/with the author).
Thank you for reading Fight Like a Man, book one of The SHTF Series. If you enjoyed this book, please consider saying so in a review at your favorite bookseller’s website so others can discover it.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
L.L. Akers is a prepper, located in the Carolinas, who enjoys marksmanship shooting, canning fruits and veggies, riding ATV’s and studying potential survival situations with eyes wide open, and head out of the sand.
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Copyright
SCORCHED EARTH PUBLISHING, LLC
Fight Like a Man, Book One of The SHTF Series, Copyright © 2015 by L.L. Akers. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America, First Printing 2017
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, dead or living, business establishments, events or locales is coincidental.
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