Chapter 25Sean stumbled along the ridge, keeping his breathing low as sweat poured from his face. He could no longer exercise caution, not with another vehicle of men soon to join the hunt. He was already outgunned. The situation was about to get far worse. With larger numbers, they’d ascend the hill together, using each other’s gunfire for cover rather than rocks and earth. A full-frontal assault.
A glance over his shoulder captured the vehicle much closer than before, bouncing across the terrain, finding air at times. Its engine roared with haste.
Ahead was a small stretch of sagebrush sprouting out from the mountain, the headlights exposing it for just a moment. Sean lumbered toward it, losing his balance as he twisted through their branches. He collapsed to his knees behind one of th
