Contents Praise for the CAPITAL FALLING Trilogy ABOUT CAPITAL FALLING Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Epilogue CAPITAL FALLING 2 - DENIAL Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Epilogue CAPITAL FALLING 3 - RESURGENCE Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 12 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Epilogue ALSO BY LANCE WINKLESS Praise for the CAPITAL FALLING Trilogy A Fantastic Read “Loved the first book and could hardly wait for the next instalment, I was not disappointed. This book is fantastic, a real page-turner. I could hardly put it down. A must read for all Zombie genre fans. I can’t wait for the next book.” Well, that was amazing!! “I’ve never read zombie genre before but this has been absolutely brilliant! I never knew I would cry over zombie literature but I have with this, laughed, cried, every emotion possible, in me from start to finish of this trilogy. The only thing I can say I’m disappointed with is ......... The End! I am now going to sit & gather myself together and just enjoy what I have read. Thank u soooooo much for the incredible journey I’ve been on from your wonderful work! Keep it up and if any future books come then I will be pre-ordering them irrelevant of genre, as it’s become perfectly clear to me I need to open up my options now, well done, you’re a star!” Excellent again “Another great read from this up and coming author. Superbly constructed and it had me hooked from page one. In fact, I read it over 2 nights and couldn't put it down until it was finished. Excellent stuff…. bring on the next one” Fantastic what more can I say! “Another fantastic book, couldn’t put it down. Gripped from start to finish. Keep up the good work Lance Winkless. I look forward to a whole lot more. Please don’t put the pen down for too long..” ABOUT Lance Winkless was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, brought up in Plymouth, Devon and now lives in Staffordshire with his partner and daughter. For more information on Lance Winkless and future writing see his website www.LanceWinkless.com By Lance Winkless CAPITAL FALLING CAPITAL FALLING 2 – DENIAL CAPITAL FALLING 3 – RESURGENCE THE Z SEASON – KILL TONE Visit Amazon Author Pages Amazon US Amazon UK Amazon AU Amazon DE Amazon FR Amazon CA Why Not Follow Facebook Twitter Instgram Bookbub This book is a work of fiction, any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, organisations, places, incidents and events are coincidental. Copyright © 2020 Lance Winkless All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, transmitted in any form or by any means, photocopying, electronic, mechanical or otherwise without the express written permission of the copyright holder. Published by Lance Winkless www.LanceWinkless.com CAPITAL FALLING For Zoe Luke and Lucy And my inspirational mum, Barbara Chapter 1 A massive blast hits, the wall on my right exploding. The force blasts me sideways off my feet, and I’m hitting the ground hard, covered in rubble. My head is spinning, ringing. Bullets screech overhead, thudding into the wall behind me, enshrouding me and in yet more debris and cloying dust, my nostrils and throat now thick with concrete, slowly choking me. Another RPG hits the outside wall; the explosion is huge and the two men taking cover there are instantly gone, blown apart as if they’d just been a mirage, their bodies scattered fragments plastered in the dust of unimaginable—but thankfully, fleeting—agony. Then I'm suddenly staring through the dry dust haze at a crescent moon with bright twinkling stars beneath it—exactly where the wall used to be. And then reality floods back. The twinkling stars are bloody muzzle flashes sending more shit our way. "Andy, Andy, you okay? Andy, talk to me, wanker!" Rick is standing over me, shouting. He grabs my arm, pulling me free, tugging me out from beneath lumps of brick and shards of wood, bullets still thudding by my head and into what is left of the wall. I give him the thumbs-up, about all I can manage. Now, kneeling on the floor in amongst the debris, looking up at him, no words coming. This is not the first time he has had my back, a favour which is returned by me on a regular basis. His face is matted in dirt and dust and his helmet is black, singed from the explosion, but the lucky bastard still has that reassuring look on his face, as if nothing is going to touch us! Then, WHAP—Rick’s face erupts outwards covering my own face and chest in his blood and brain matter, and bone. “Daddy….. " “Rick!" I scream, "Rick!" "Daddy! Dad, Dad." Emily! Sitting bolt upright, covered in sweat and my whole body shaking, I'm in bed, and I cry out still. But I hear only, "Dad." Throwing my covers back as my hand trembles clutching onto them, I hustle myself from my warm cocoon and stumble—still shaking—my skin wet and cold, quivering in the darkness. Quickly, I go into Emily's room and from the glow of her nightlight, see her sitting up in her bed, gazing at me, worry and concern etched on her face. "Daddy, I heard you shouting out again in your sleep. You were calling for Rick." "I know sweetie. I'm sorry I woke you again. I try to stop it, you know." I feel helpless and ridiculous. Sitting on the edge of her bed now, she simply looks up to me, smiling. Smiling like always. "Well, they were just dreams
