XXVIII
ShowdownIt was not supposed to be like this.
As he gaped at the c*****e before him, Brother Reuben wondered how his best-laid plans could have gone so awry. The old road was now a blazing inferno of twisted metal and dead bodies. His faithful were scattered across the length of it, trying to find refuge from gunfire that was coming at them from both sides. Pinned down, they were trapped by the onslaught of Haven's ambush.
Jack Travis had assured him that using the old road would be the best way to enter Haven without notice. Instead, it had turned into the perfect place to be trapped.
Brother Reuben almost considered that Jack had been a double agent of sorts, that he had conspired to trap the Kindred here in some secret plan with the Council. However, he dismissed it. First, J
