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“Let’s go,” a southern accented voice rumbled from somewhere in the trees

Four shadows eed out of the darkness, and I damn near tripped over my own feet

“Jesus,” I whispered, tugging the baby even closer

“Load up,” the same voice ordered “We’ll meet at Chief’s Different routes Catch you on the flip side”

I was ushered into a dark SUV as the two groups split up, and before I knew it, we’ddown the freeway

“Call your pop,” Mark ordered, his voice startling in the silent car “Let him know you’re safe”

I nodded and reached for my purse that was stashed near his feet Without another word, he lifted it up and set it on the seat between us

The phone rang and rang with no answer, but I hadn’t expected one If my parents were on the road, they wouldn’t be able to answer until they’d found somewhere to stop

“Thank you,” I rasped before clearing et us I don’t understand how—”

“Casper called ured that much out already

“But why?” I prodded “Who are these people? What the hell?”

“This is e do,” the southern guy said from the driver’s seat “Get people out of sticky situations”

I looked at Mark for clarification, but he ignored me

“You’re some kind of commando?” I asked dubiously

The wohed and turned to the side so she could see ular Rambo”

“Shut it, Lu,” Mark muttered

“What the fuck is happening right now?” I said undermy head The whole situation was surreal It felt like one of the vivid nightnant

“Who were those people?” Mark asked, as I pinched et caught up in that shit?”

It wasn’t necessarily the words he’d used, but his tone that ,” I shot back “I was in the wrong place at the wrong fucking time”