Hard to Stop by Wendy Byrne

Author:Wendy Byrne [Byrne, Wendy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing
Published: 2015-05-15T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Max followed behind her as he wondered if he'd made a huge mistake. They would be trapped down there. At least they'd secured some weapons and night-vision goggles from his car. But still…it was a gamble.

Stone formations jutted onto the steep road as they walked around them. In the light it would have been okay, but in the dark it felt precarious. He heard shouting in the background when they found his car. Based on the conversation, they'd split up to see if they could find them.

He had to keep assuring himself that he could trust her. No one had been in his corner since his parents died, except for Jake and Sabrina. He'd learned to live his life on his terms and no one else's. It was the key to survival.

Second-guessing was for sissies, as he always said. Charge full steam ahead and let the world crash around him. Going into this and expecting to survive was a bit crazy. But something told him he'd figure this out by the end of their journey. He might die along the way, but he didn't think so. Right now getting to Mick, finding out what he knew, and foraging through the clues he'd been given were uppermost on his mind.

"This is bad." She succinctly summed up the thoughts swirling around his head.

"Pretty much. I'm not sure what we're going to do when we get to the bottom."

"I know this sounds crazy, but do you think you can drive one of those bulldozers, assuming they keep the keys inside them?"

He glanced at her. She was serious. "Assuming I can, what then?"

"I don't know. Scare them. Run over them. Crush them into submission." She let out a giggle. "Get giant flamethrowers to toss at them."

He laughed despite the circumstances. "I like the way you think."

"That's me. I bonded with my brother over blowing-things-up movies. Adolescent boys love that stuff."

"As do big boys." They raced to the bottom as a shot reverberated through the night. "Guns won't be much good in open space like this. They shot off the padlock, which means they're bringing the truck down. We need to head for that bulldozer before that." He grabbed her hand, and they ran for it. The vehicle was bigger up close than he'd imagined. She was tall but would have a tough climb up. "I'll give you a boost."

He helped her, then watched her ass as she scrambled up the side of the dozer. If it was the last vision he had before this thing went south, at least it was pleasant. He jumped up, grabbed on to the tracks, and climbed into the cab.

"The keys are here." She started it before he even got seated.

He squeezed inside, shutting the windowless door behind him. The thing was built for one person, so it was a tight fit for two. "We should be able to figure this out."

"Glad you're including me in this disaster."

"I was being kind. Actually, it's kind of your fault, since we were following directions from your phone.

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