R. Ruggiero - Brushfire Plague

“I did what any father would do. I did my best to make sure my boy grows up in a world that values the truth and believes in democracy. If it’s a harsher world, so be it. I watched lies destroy my father’s life. I won’t watch them soil my life, my son’s, or my country’s.”

He walked out of Dranko’s home and returned to his own. Angela was seated at the table, cleaning the rifle. She looked up with uncertain eyes when he came in. He nodded once at her. She understood. She rose and took several steps toward him. He saw a deep reservoir of comfort in her eyes. He waited, thinking. Then, he walked towards Jake’s room.

As he stepped past her, he clasped her fingers for a moment. They gazed at each other, smiles creeping onto their faces. The electricity of the unknown passed between them. He let her fingers go and continued onward.

His thoughts drifted to Julianne, trying to understand why he couldn’t hate her for what she had done. The answers that came troubled him, so he deliberately pushed them aside.

He collapsed into bed next to Jake, despite the unmistakable sounds of small arms fire coming from the direction of the airport. Within minutes, he was fast asleep, breathing in rhythm with his son.

Brushfire Plague

ISBN 978-0615645643

Copyright © 2012 by R.P. Ruggiero

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Printed in the United States of America.

Prepper Press Trade Paperback Edition: July 2012

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