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Luther sat with one hand braced against his seat and the other clutching the oh-s**t bar as they rocketed down the private road, the cruiser occasionally bottoming out.
“Do you think she’ll wait for us?” Grant asked.
Luther said, “She won’t wait long. But I think we’re close.”
“Stupid damn woman,” Grant muttered. A moment later, after cresting a modest rise, he slammed the brakes.
Ahead was a fork in the road, with JJ’s Bronco pulled over on the left side. And to the right—
“I’ll be damned,” Luther said. “There’s what’s left of my car. Adam must have made it after all.”
Harlan exited JJ’s vehicle slowly and steadied himself against the side panel as he trudged toward the new arrivals, while JJ rushed at them so quickly Grant barely had time to get out of the car before she embrac
