Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday - Chapter 162

Chapter 162: Davian Trusts Rune

“I’m not leaving your side.” Davian declared the moment he heard her putting him in Team B.

Grace turned to face him and tried to reason. “I know that you are worried about my safety, but you know that I can handle myself out there much better than any of them. Team B needs at least one of us and since I’m in Team A, you need to take charge of Team B.”

She could see that he understood her very well, but his fear wasn’t allowing him to agree to the plan. He shook his head, “Let’s go with only one team. I’m not letting you go out there on your own.”

“Davian, trust me – I will protect myself and will meet you here after the mission.” She tried once again only for him to start shaking his head in denial all over again.

“That’s exactly what you said to me in the previous timeline and then ended up dy-” The rest of the words didn’t make it past his lips as he forced himself to stop speaking, but she knew exactly what he was going to say. It also made her understand why he was so reluctant to let her go on missions all alone.

Flashback –

Previous Timeline

“Thank you very much for your unnecessary meddling, Mr. Parker. But I will handle my matters on my own from here. I’m capable of taking care of myself. No need for you to interfere.”

Grace threw these harsh and cold words at Davian before she closed the door of her bunker room on his face, not even giving him a chance to speak or explain why he was meddling in her life once again.

She wanted him gone… and he did go away after this.

End of Flashback

Recalling that bitter memory made Grace smile softly, but the smile didn’t make it to her eyes. She took hold of Davian’s hand as she spoke, “I will not repeat my mistakes from the past.” She wanted him to believe her.

“You being with Team B makes me worry less about their safety. Though the vehicles we will be using are really compatible for this mission, the situation out there is still unpredictable. I want you to use a portal and help them all out if anything goes wrong. Please Davian.”

Before he could have replied, Rune appeared at their side and spoke, “You have my word – I will keep her safe.”

Grace watched as Davian stared at Rune for a long minute and the latter didn’t break the eye contact for even a second. After what seemed like a silent exchange between the two men, Davian finally let out a sigh and nodded his head.

“Alright then. Let’s do it your way.”

The brief exchange as well as the response – both left her completely stunned. She could hardly believe that Davian got convinced by Rune’s words instead of hers.

“When did you two became this close?” She asked, feeling left out.

Neither the men gave her any answer and just smiled, exchanging another silent look before walking away.

“…”

She stared at the two men as they joined the two teams she had selected for the mission. She was so focused on them, that she completely missed the person walking up to her from behind until their hand took hold of her arm.

She turned around and found Dr. Kian standing there, looking at her with such a gentle look in his eyes that she felt like abandoning everything and just staying with him.

See! She did say that love seemed more dangerous than facing the apocalypse. While the latter was only playing with her life, the former seemed to be playing with her heart, body, soul, mind, and all.

“Are you unhappy about being in Team B?” She asked, looking up into his eyes to study his expression.

He slowly shook his head before answering, “I might actually start feeling happy if you will reveal the same reason behind this decision as the one I’m thinking.”

His words made her arch her eyebrows high and she pursed her lips before letting out a small sigh and revealing the reason justice he wanted. “Having you in my team can be distracting.”

She was worried that he would feel wronged, but when she looked up at his face again, she actually found him smiling.

“What?” She asked, confused by his reaction.

He once again gave a small shake of his head before speaking, “I’m just happy to know that I wasn’t far from the truth.” Before she could respond, he added, “Let’s go. The others are waiting.”

They had to end their conversation there as the teams were indeed waiting for them. They joined the others and began finalizing the plan.

* * *

The mission began about half an hour later as two black customized SUVs left the underground parking of Building K12 and headed out of the Grrenstone Residential Area.

While the stationed military hadn’t been allowing anyone to either step out or inside the guarded area, they gave both the cars immediate way when they noticed the people inside.

The plan was simple – to kill as many zombies as possible by running the car over them. One SUV was being driven by Grace and the other by Maven, both being expert drivers.

Grace tightened her grip on the wheel as the vehicle tore down the crumbling streets. Her sharp eyes were scanning the road ahead, alert to the slightest movement. Next to her, Rune was sitting in the passenger seat and he was just as ready as her. They had two more members in the backseat – Nina and Jasper.

“You have done this before, right?” Rune asked, breaking the tense silence.

Grace smirked while she kept her gaze focused ahead. “Plenty of times. It’s like mowing a lawn, except the grass tries to bite back.”

Rune chuckled, and so did the other two in the backseat. But the tension was still there, heavy in the air inside the vehicle.

Rune glanced in the side mirror, watching the second SUV trailing closely behind. “He’s still glaring at me, isn’t he?”

Grace risked a glance in the rearview mirror and chuckled softly. “You made a promise to him. Don’t tell me you are scared of backing it up?”

Rune’s lips twitched. “Scared? No. But Davian’s the type to hold grudges, and I don’t want to give him one.”