Around the side of the light source, a gun barrel that was roughly pointing in their general direction came into view.

The dead, cold voice said, "That last one was a warning shot."I will absolutely not be missed this time.Now, who are these people and what are you doing here?Jake let out a long, exasperated sigh after exchanging glances with Jay.

He said, "Well, shit."

Richard sprayed his flashlight into the darkness as he pushed open the door to a different room and let the light slowly arc across the darkness.This room, like the other half-dozen or so he'd checked, had a few scattered chairs and other furniture, some desks and lab equipment, an open cabinet, and a lot of empty space—at least of anything living.

He had anticipated finding it.

As had been the case everywhere they had been for nearly a month, there had been absolutely no sign of life since they entered the building.He was tossing over like a huge wave that threatened to pull him under and drown him in its rage. The ee