Be Careful What You Wish For: A Zombie Apocalypse-Chapter 497: A Bullet To The Heart

Eve’s high-pitched squeal was like nails on a chalkboard as she turned to me, her entire body trembling in rage.

"You are the other woman," she hissed, her eyes narrowing on me like I was the cause and effect of every shitty thing in her life. "You are the original other woman. If the word other woman was in the dictionary, your face would be beside it. Poor little Lucy, can’t stand to not be the center of attention, you just had to steal what wasn’t yours, now didn’t you?"

I never really understood the word gas-lighting before, and maybe I was wrong, but this felt a lot like that. Not to mention, I can only barely remember my time in the garden, and I really didn’t remember it that way.

"And when you poisoned everything around you, and destroyed all mankind for the rest of eternity, you simply got up and walked away," continued Eve, practically panting as she word vomited all over the place.

Seriously, this was not how I remembered it at all.

In fact, I didn’t even think humanity was a thing at that time... since there were only two humans.

"And then you started all over again, didn’t you? Tried to play creator and made your own creatures, but what happened? You poisoned them, too. Of course they turned their backs on you, who could stand looking at you on a daily basis, knowing that all you do is destroy everything good."

Okay, I had just about enough of that shit. Of course, it didn’t help that she was stroking every last one of my insecurities when it came to the guys, but either way, I was getting a tiny bit cranky.

"Shut up," hissed Adam, his face completely red as he stared down his wife. I think we might actually be witnessing a murder soon, if any of us could really stay dead. "You know nothing. There is nothing inside your head besides jealousy. You know that’s one of the deadly sins, right? It’s rotting your mind. You blame everyone else but yourself."

"Um," I said hesitantly, holding up a hand. "I know for a fact that jealousy is not one of the deadly sins. Just saying."

"Shut up," hissed Eve. She was beginning to sound a lot like a snake with all the hissing she was doing. "He wasn’t speaking to you. See, this is my point. We’re having a conversation, it had nothing to do with you, so why don’t you just shut that hole or stuff it with a cock. That’s all you’re good at, after all."

Okay, now I wasn’t going to play nice anymore. However, before I could say anything, Eric had already stepped up. Slapping Eve with the back of his hand, he stared down at the woman who had given birth to him. "Look," he said, his voice dropping an octave as he stepped closer to Eve. "I don’t care what shit you and Adam have going on, but I suggest that you keep her name out of your mouth. You might just live longer that way."

Eve let out a shriek that only dogs could hear before she spun toward me, her eyes wide and slightly unhinged. "Why?" she whispered, her voice breaking on the word. "Why do all the men in my family want you more than they want me? What do you have that I don’t?"

This time, I didn’t say anything because, frankly, I had no idea what to say. It wasn’t my fault that Adam was obsessed with me. It’s not like I encouraged it or didn’t discourage it. I had no idea it was even a thing.

And Eric?

Well, he was mine. He damn well better be obsessed with me. After all, I was somewhat obsessed with him. Or at least, very close to being there.

"She had nothing to do with this!" roared Adam, causing Eve to cringe. "Leave her out of this. You want to know the answer to your questions? It really is quite simple. She is her own person. She doesn’t depend on anyone. I see her strength and am drawn to it in a way that I can’t explain."

The more he spoke, the more I wondered if he was really describing me. Looking over at Daddy, he simply shrugged his shoulders even as Tank tried to suppress a laugh.

My own person? No, thank you. I belong to each one of my men just like they belong to me. On the flip side, I am also crazy enough not to be trusted on my own, and I was completely fine with that. After all, at the start of the apocalypse, I couldn’t even make a decision on my own; I needed the Sins for that.

I depended on my men more than I depended on myself. Even stupid things like remembering to wear shoes or to eat a meal instead of candy, I needed my guys for that stuff, too.

I mean, I am powerful, I am the Devil, Balance, and Hattie all rolled into one being, so I guess I have a hidden strength that I don’t always see, but that’s it.

Cocking my head to the side as Adam continued to list off all my ’good qualities’ I wondered if it really was me he was in love with, or someone he had created in his head and went with.

Eve seemed to have had enough of all the bullshit Adam was spewing. Moving faster than I would have given her credit for, she pulled out a gun and fired a shot at my heart. "If I can’t have them," she whispered just loud enough for me to hear over the loud ’bang’. "Then you can’t have them either."

I braced for impact, the world around me slowing down until I could practically see the bullet’s path.

I wasn’t worried, nor did I bother to get out of the way. After all, a bullet to the heart might hurt like a bitch, but it definitely wasn’t enough to kill me. However, before I could do so much as roll my eyes, a body was in front of me, holding me tight in his arms, taking the shot that was meant for me.

"I won’t let you die in front of me," whispered Adam hoarsely as the bullet entered his back. "I won’t ever let you get hurt, not if I can prevent it."