There was nothing, though he could still hear sounds coming from a distance. It was now a little farther back than it had been just a few minutes ago, when he’d performed the same check.
Good.
Time to move again.
The ex-soldier turned slowly, looking closely in all directions. Satisfied nothing dangerous was approaching, he signaled to Annie and the woman, and they all started moving once more. The county road was still about a mile away. At their current pace, they would come near it after nightfall. That suited Luke just fine. American soldiers liked to fight at night, after all, and they were the best in the world at it.
“SNAP!”
The sound of a twig breaking froze them dead in their tracks.
“Down!” Luke's whisper was urgent. The women went into a crouch.
“Quiet!”
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