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At that hour, the neighbors in Building 25 curled up in their rooms with the rations Cyrus had handed out. They ate dinner in the dark, each family pressed together for warmth.No one had showered in nearly a month. Their skin itched until it burned. Several had developed raw patches. They had no way to heat enough water, and even a pot boiled over a small stove felt wasteful. They needed that water to drink. A bath meant sickness, and sickness meant dying in bed with no hope of rescue.Rowan and Callum shared a room. They had been close since college, worked at the same company, and lived like brothers.That night, they felt unusually lucky. Cyrus had given each of them a boxed beef meal. The boxes had been pulled from a supermarket shelf long ago and frozen into bricks. That did not stop them. They tucked the meals under their down jackets and warmed them for nearly half an hour until the food softened enough to bite.In the pitch-black room, buried under blankets, only their hea
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Zoey brightened at the praise. "Really? If you like it, I can make it for you every day."Cyrus nodded with a faint smile.They ate across from each other. Even as he chewed, his mind stayed on the same problem: how to deal with the troublesome neighbors in the complex.He already had a rough plan. 'No large fights for now. If a confrontation comes, it will come after I've dug out the army's arsenal and gathered enough firewood for the burn strategy.'Only then would he have absolute certainty. Only then could he wipe out everyone who meant him harm.They were mid-meal when Zoey spoke. "A lot of people in our unit died these last two days."The thought cut through his planning. He looked at her and kept his voice flat. "Oh? And?""I think they hold resentment toward you," Zoey said. "You should be more careful."Worry showed in her eyes. Women sensed shifts in a room with little effort. She had caught every change in the neighbors' faces today.Cyrus smiled softly. He reached
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After Cyrus handed out the day's rations, he noticed how far the food went. A dozen people had died in the last two days, so supplies stretched farther now.Many familiar faces were gone. He had not seen Diana or Natalie for days, most likely frozen or starved in the dark.…Back home, Zoey stepped out of the kitchen in an apron with a warm smile. "You're back, Master."Her gentle, capable air eased his mood a little.Time had shaped her into the role she chose. She was a smart woman who understood that in this world, clinging to a strong tree offered the closest thing to safety. She met every demand he voiced and many he did not."What are you making?" Cyrus stripped off his cold-weather gear as he spoke.Zoey knelt, set his slippers in place, and moved his snow boots to the rack. "Beef brisket with potatoes. You like it, right? I'm trying it out. I hope it tastes good."Cyrus wanted something hot in his stomach. He settled on the couch.Zoey brought over a basin of steaming
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Larry finally laughed. "There we go. That's more like it. We were just blowing off steam. Nothing else."Others joined in with easy smiles."Exactly, why take it so seriously?""We used to trash-talk our bosses all the time at work. Still had to punch in the next day."Their mouths smiled while their eyes stayed flat. Too many people had died in the past few days. Everyone carried thoughts they would not voice.…Cyrus returned with Kenneth before long. They hauled in two bags of junk food. After hearing the report, Cyrus offered a few hollow words of comfort, then handed two boxed beef meals to Rowan and Callum as a public reward.The neighbors each received food worth two portions or more. Yet Cyrus sensed the shift at once. Their voices sounded normal, but their eyes held a faint rejection.He smiled inwardly. They had begun to doubt him.So what?He knew these neighbors well. They lacked courage. A single pistol from Jack had once scared them into obedience. Even if they
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Callum's words did little to quiet the complainers.A chubby man in glasses let out a derisive snort. "Come on, Callum. You're about the same age as Cyrus. Since when did you start calling him 'Daddy'? You really can't see he's using us as cannon fodder?"The phrase landed with force.A few neighbors stiffened. During the recent clashes with the Titan Gang and the Mad Wolves, more than a dozen of their own had already died.When the thought that might be my ending crossed their minds, several people felt a cold prickle run down their spines.Callum jabbed a finger at the heavyset man. "Don't talk nonsense. At least we're eating now, and that's because of Cyrus."The man, Larry Smith, smirked in contempt. "Sure, he gave us food. I'll admit I was touched at first."Then resentment twisted his expression. "But look where that got us. He keeps forcing us to fight. He's pushing us straight into the fire pits."All we had to do was hold our own building. Why go after other ones? As l
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"The base should be right there," Kenneth said.Cyrus glanced at him. "A military camp covers a large area. Even if we confirm its general location, how do we find the armory?"Kenneth replied, "Back in the day, when I visited an old comrade, I went inside the compound a few times. I still remember roughly where the armory was.""Then let's go take a look," Cyrus said at once.As long as he knew the approximate location, he could return later with the excavator and dig the site open.They climbed back onto the snowmobile and sped toward the spot. Before long, Kenneth pointed at a faint rise in the whiteness. "Right around here. Shame we got here too late. Everything's been buried under the snow."He looked genuinely guilty. "Sorry, Cyrus. I might've made you come all this way for nothing."He had held onto a bit of hope on the ride here. Maybe the base wouldn't be completely buried. Standing here now, that hope felt naive.Cyrus studied the snowy landscape and tried to fix ever
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