Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System - Chapter 188

Chapter 188: Almost Discovered
Noah walked into the RV to witness Ella’s excitement.

He walked over quietly and hugged her from behind. His sudden actions startled Ella so much the she nearly dropped all of the potatoes in her hands.

“Noah! You scared me to death!”, she cried out.

“Shh, keep your voice down unless you want to be discovered”, he said in a low voice, kissing her neck.

When Julian went assigning rooms earlier, he had wanted to ask Ella to share a room with him, but when Reginald told Ella to stay with them, he knew it would be too soon.

Ella felt her body heat up from his kisses. The thought of being discovered was as thrilling as it was frightening for her.

She knew her father would kill her and Noah if he found them messing around, but she couldn’t stop–Noah’s touch just felt so good.

Noah kissed her while his hands explored her body until they heard Ella’s mother calling out to her from outside of the RV.

“Ella! Are you inside? Did you get lost?” her mother asked, approaching the entrance to the RV.

Noah quickly stepped away from Ella and adjusted himself, while Ella did the same.

“Oh, Noah! You’re here too!” smiled Ella’s mother. She hadn’t expected to see him here with her daughter.

Ella blushed. “Oh, hi, Mom. Noah was helping me with the potatoes. I thought these would be delicious roasted in the stove.” Her voice cracked slightly, making her blush even more.

“Thank you, Noah, for helping my silly daughter. I hope she hasn’t been too much of a burden to you,” she smiled, walking over to help carry the potatoes.

“Not at all, Mrs. Soto. I’m glad to help,” replied Noah, very respectfully. While his face remained neutral, his heart was beating violently inside.

After picking out a few more items, Mrs. Soto turned to leave with Ella. On her way out, Ella turned to flash Noah a charming smile, igniting a desire within him.

Noah stood inside the RV, watching them leave. He had come so close to being discovered, and they had only just arrived here.

His mind began to spin as he thought of other ways he could meet with Ella. At this point, outside of his responsibilities, it was Ella who occupied his thoughts the most.

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The following day, Katrina came over to find Cal at the underground base.

“Are you ready? We should go check to see if anything came from the bait we set out,” she said with a smile.

Today, they planned to make it to the government base to see if the Barclays had managed to pull up any clues about Julian’s whereabouts.

Cal nodded. “Yes, I’m ready. Are you sure I need to bring so many supplies? It seems excessive for such a short trip.”

Katrina told him to pack at least a full duffel bag of supplies, including canned food. Now his duffel bag was very heavy and difficult to carry around.

“Haha! Yes, I’m very sure. By the time you actually make it inside the base, half your bag will be empty,” she laughed.

She knew about the entry and registration fees from her other team members and made sure to warn Cal.

Cal frowned but figured it was better to be safe than sorry. He was also worried about Ace, still not having heard from him.

The pair made their way over to the garage and checked out a car to make their way to the government base. A few hours later, they finally arrived.

The line was long, but nothing like what it had been in the past, and they were in within a few hours.

Cal looked at his now significantly lighter duffel bag in surprise. “You were right. They’re scamming people out of their supplies here. I don’t know how the average person is supposed to make it inside with these prices.”

Katrina nodded. “Yeah, the prices went up a lot since my team was here. I don’t think it’s worth it for people to come here. There’s no real benefit.”

They walked around, looking for signs of either Ace or the Barclays, until they heard yelling coming from one of the nearby buildings.

“JULIAN, OPEN THE DOOR!” yelled a woman’s voice.

Katrina looked over at Cal and quickly made their way over. When they arrived, they saw Layla and Mrs. Barclay furiously pounding on one of the doors on the third floor of a building.

“I swear, you can’t hide in there forever!” Mrs. Barclay called out.

Katrina walked over and put on her innocent girl expression. “Layla! Mrs. Barclay! What’s going on over there?”

Layla looked over and saw Katrina standing beside Cal on the ground in front of their building.

“Oh, you’re finally here. Did you find your parents?” asked Layla. She was both happy to see Katrina and frustrated that it had taken her so long to arrive.

She needed Katrina to back them up when demanding that Julian hand over their items, so she invited her up warmly.

As Katrina made her way up the stairs with Cal, she replied to Layla’s initial question, “No, we continued to search the city, but unfortunately, nothing came up.”

Katrina pretended to wipe away her tears, seemingly distraught.

“Oh, I’m sure we’ll hear from them soon. Like how it happened with us, we managed to find my son as soon as we got here,” said Mrs. Barclay warmly.

Katrina raised her eyebrow, impressed by their luck. She pretended to be very excited for them. “Wow! How amazing! I’m so happy you were able to find him!”

Layla frowned and turned to look at the door. “Unfortunately, he hasn’t left his room all day and refuses to answer the door.”

Katrina looked over curiously at the door. “Maybe he’s tired and sleeping?”

“Yeah, Mom, he’s probably busy laying with that blonde. Let’s come back later. Now that we have Katrina here, he won’t be able to weasel his way out of giving us our items,” said Layla, beginning to walk back downstairs.

Mrs. Barclay’s face turned dark at the thought of Rayne, but she remembered Julian’s previous warning and kept silent.

“Very well, let’s try again after dinner. I’d really like to leave this place sooner rather than later. There seems to be some sort of cold or flu going around,” said Mrs. Barclay.

Katrina went back with Layla and her mom, while Cal excused himself to search for Ace under the pretense of looking for clues about Katrina’s family.