The Dark Side of Angels by Steve Hadden

Author:Steve Hadden [Hadden, Steve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-07-28T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 42

Kayla drove up the two-lane mountain road between Wofford Heights and Alta Sierra. Google had said the climb was from twenty-seven hundred feet to over fifty-six hundred feet. Giant snowflakes attacked the windshield as the wipers frantically swept them to the side. The snow was mounting as they gained elevation. The boughs of the snow-covered pines sagged as if choking the road. Looking ahead through the veil of thick flakes, she estimated the accumulation at over a foot and mounting with each switchback. From here on, if something went wrong, there would be no quick getaway.

Kayla and Harrison had taken the back way: up the Antelope Valley Freeway along the western edge of the Mojave Desert, then over the southern Sierras on Highway 178. It was less traveled than I-5, and heading into the desert communities north and east of L.A. would be unexpected. I-5 would be crawling with CHP cruisers and FBI agents. Their clandestine route had added an hour and a half to the trip, and with each mile closer, Kayla silently rehearsed every word she would tell the reporter. They accumulated in her mind until her head felt like it was about to burst. Looking down, the whites of her knuckles caught her eye as she gripped the steering wheel tighter and tighter. One hand at a time, she let go of the wheel and shook out the tension in her hands. She didn’t used to think she was particularly afraid of dying, but the terror of doing so at the hands of the assassin had changed that, along with the idea that she didn’t want to go now. Not before RGR was helping the millions who needed it and saving her father, proving her worth to her daughter and the world. The young reporter could help her achieve that goal.

Ahead, Kayla spotted a large yellow sign along the roadside blanketed with snow. She leaned in toward the windshield and read it. Snow Not Removed At Night.

“No shit.”

Harrison looked up from the smartphone, saw the sign and chuckled for the first time since losing Sergio. “It’s up here on the right. Half a mile.”

She could see several streetlights spaced about a hundred yards apart along the road marking the beginning of Alta Sierra.

“Can you tell if you can see the cabin from the road?”

“Looks like a longer driveway. In this weather, I don’t think so. Just the same, let’s pull in lights off. I’ll get out and go in by foot. I’ll clear the perimeter, then I’ll let you know if it’s clear.”

“She should be here by now.”

“Right. She should. But that assassin has a way of showing up uninvited. I’ll clear the area first, then you and I can see who’s inside.”

Kayla looked down at Harrison’s Nikes. “Not exactly snow boots.”

Harrison just shrugged. He pulled out his Glock. “It’s right up here. See the mailbox?”

Through the curtain of heavy snow, she saw a miniature log cabin with a postal flag just beyond the last streetlight. The post was buried in snow to its midpoint.

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