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She nodded her head

“I’ll be right back I promise”

The girl let go, then ran toward Amal Remi hopped into the Land Rover, started it and drove about twenty feet in front of the truck, leaving the vehicle in neutral before returning to where Aas, h dust to cover for the women as they ran to the side of the road toward the brush

Hank glanced in their direction, but the dust hid the?”

“Trying not to be targets,” Saas pedal The truck lurched forward

“But …” Hank gripped the dash as the front of the truck tapped the rear bu it forward “Are you insane?”

“There’s a tack strip up ahead And if that growing cloud of dust just beyond the bend in the road belongs to whoever placed it there, we’re about to encounter some very nasty people”

“But that kid—”

“Thinks there are two men in that yellow car who plan to hit us from behind In other words, we’re about to be ambushed”

Sa the rental car to drift forward on its own, hopefully far enough that their attackers wouldn’t realize that the wo as again, spinning the tires, raising a dust cloud so thick he hoped no one fro in the truck or had abandoned it Which was the point

Saer was off, then looked over at Hank “Follow me”

Hank’s gaze widened at the sight of Sam’s pistol “I … I can’t”

“If they co—”

“I’ll take my chances,” Hank said

“Suit yourself” Foot on the brake, he stepped on the gas again, raising eventhe door “If I were you, I’d get down on the floorboard If you’re lucky, the engine block will stop any stray bullets”