Let the Hunt Begin by Alex Ander

Author:Alex Ander
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Alex Ander
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

Dodge Ram

A mile from Hammerstein’s home, Faith navigated the four-door Hyundai along the downward-sloping road, her thoughts drifting back to her conversation with Hammerstein. Was he playing me? Is he somehow behind the robberies and using his wife’s—

Rounding a bend behind her, an old pickup truck appeared in the rental’s rearview mirror.

Glimpsing the vehicle, she took the next two turns, a right and a left, before travelling down a short straightaway.

The pickup truck came into view again and quickly closed the distance.

Faith touched the brake pedal, cranked the wheel right, and made a sharp turn while spotting a steep drop-off in a narrow gap among the trees on her left. Glancing right, she saw the forest that she knew stretched all the way to the top of the mountain.

Coming out of the turn, she noticed the truck was within passing distance.

Up ahead, another straightaway.

She slowed, rolled down her window, and waved at the driver to go ahead.

The Dodge Ram surged forward and collided with the Elantra’s rear bumper.

Faith’s head rocked backward, “What the,” while she gripped the steering wheel with both hands and jerked right and left to first counter the effects of the collision then keep the car heading straight. Her eyes darted from the road ahead to the rearview mirror. Her body braced for more contact.

The Dodge made another forward lunge.

Reaching another hairpin turn, she hit the brakes and turned left.

Bumper hit bumper.

The Elantra fishtailed right.

Faith turned the steering wheel into the skid.

The lighter vehicle slid right, its right-rear tire grazing over the gravel apron.

The truck backed off to make the bend.

She got control of the rental and stomped on the gas pedal to put distance between her and her aggressor.

Trees zoomed by on both sides. Up ahead, the leaves came together to create an overarching umbrella with darkness beneath.

Driving into the shadows, Faith stole a peek at her mirrors.

The truck barreled down on her again.

Still moving at a downward angle, she veered right, around another gradual bend, then saw a quarter mile of roadway ahead of her. “All right, you son-of-a,” finishing the curse in her mind, she pressed her right foot to the floor. “You want to play? Let’s play.” She gained separation, let off the accelerator, then coasted as far right as she could.

Lined up with the lead car, the Ram ate up the pavement.

Grasping the steering wheel tighter, gently laying her right foot on the brake pedal, she kept one eye on the open road ahead and one on the rearview mirror.

The truck accelerated.

Seeing the image of the Ram’s front grille grow bigger in the mirror then drop out of the frame, Faith swerved into the oncoming lane and applied steady, firm pressure to the brakes while keeping the frontend square with the road.

The Dodge zoomed by the rental, its left quarter panel scraping across the Hyundai’s right-front door and fender, sheering off the side mirror and pushing the foreign car left in the process.

Faith countered with a right/left twitch of the wheel.

The small car came back into the middle of the road.

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