Counter Strike by Beth Rhodes

Author:Beth Rhodes [Rhodes, Beth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

“Ay dios, Jamie.” Missy turned in her seat to see out the back. “Is it always like this?”

She wasn’t used to all these close calls or the feeling of having her life on the line. Right now, she wasn’t sure if it was fear or excitement making her heart pound so hard. No, it was definitely fear.

“Nina was right about this road.” They’d taken an upgraded version of their first getaway car, another Jeep, but the driving was still tough. Jamie kept one eye on the road ahead and one eye on his rearview. In under ten minutes, they came to the end of the road and turned west. “We should come up on a town here in another twenty minutes or so.” And then he added, “I think.”

They came over a hill; trees lined each side of the two-lane road. They left the southbound road behind and turned onto a well-used highway. Cars moved by them at a steady pace. It felt so normal when a produce stand welcomed them to a small village.

Jamie’s grip on the steering wheel tightened, as he glanced up into the rearview mirror again. Too many movies had her turning in the seat to look back. A black sedan cruised behind them about thirty yards, not gaining or losing.

“Tio?”

He shrugged. “Wouldn’t put it past your uncle to cover all exits.”

She hated not knowing what he was thinking.

He stepped on the gas. She glanced behind them. The vehicle maintained its distance, keeping up with them as they burned blacktop and headed out onto the open road.

“Not a friendly.” He glanced at her feet.

“I’m ready for anything,” she quickly reassured him.

“Hopefully anything doesn’t turn into anything bad.”

“I’m strong, Jamie.”

“I know,” he answered. “I don’t want you to have to be strong. It should be a bonus, not a necessity.”

The sedan was gaining—quickly. Their increased speed sent them through another village. “Five miles to the next town,” she said. “Hopefully something bigger?”

Jamie held the pace, the road quickly passing beneath them.

She sucked in a breath when the sedan gained on them. They were getting impatient.

“Hold on,” Jamie said as the other car’s front corner smacked into their rear quarter panel, jerking the Jeep to the left.

Jamie corrected, accelerating as he did, pushing him out in front of the sedan.

“How will we lose them?”

Jamie grunted.

They entered the town. Small buildings lined each side of the road. Not a metropolis but a good size larger than the last village they’d gone through.

He downshifted, slowing them as they came through the main square. “When I say go, I want you to lean left, got it?”

She laughed, even as nerves tortured her stomach. Her hands shook, but she was ready.

They were headed straight for an old run-down looking auto shop with two glass-paned bay doors. He picked up speed again. “Jamie?” Breathless, she gripped the armrest. “The building isn’t going to move.”

He went faster.

Missy squeezed her eyes shut. The bump from behind had her yelping and looking back. She could see faces through the sedan’s windshield now.

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