CHAPTER 34

Once we were on the road, I searched hard for biters.

I knew they didn't have the best hearing or sight, but that didn't mean they were deaf or blind. We had to be more careful about our scent than anything.

Since we were a reasonable distance from town, the number of biters in this area wasn't overwhelming, but we still had to stay alert. We never knew when another large group would be traveling through.

With the sun high in the sky, it wouldn't be hard to spot biters in the open fields, but they were much harder to locate in the woods.

After I came up empty in my scan, I settled into my seat.

From time to time, the heat of Thomas's gaze would sweep over me, but I didn't know what to say, so I just played coy, pretending not to notice.

Thomas tapped the steering wheel with his thumb. "What's going on with you?"

"Nothing." Shaking my head, I scanned our surroundings.

"You're full of shit." Thomas scoffed. "You're acting weird as hell."

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