All Chapters of Mr. William's Rules: Chapter 111 - Chapter 112

The sky was paling when they reached the orchard at the edge of the abandoned farmland. Rows of gnarled apple trees twisted in the cold breeze, their branches skeletal, heavy with forgotten fruit rotting in the grass. The place smelled of damp soil and smoke drifting from distant fires—ghosts of everything they had survived.William raised a fist and they all stopped behind a fallen trunk. He scanned the area: no movement yet, but tracks in the mud showed vehicles had come through recently.“Adrian,” he said in a low voice, “eyes out.”Adrian crouched, scope sweeping the rows. “They’re close. We didn’t lose them for long.”Sofia checked her battered map, her hands trembling. “If we cut through here and hit the far side of the highway—”A sound cut her off: tires on gravel, slow and deliberate. Headlights killed, engines muted. William felt the air tighten as dark shapes glided between the trees.Leonard’s men.They fanned out, rifles raised, moving with practiced precision. William mo