CHAPTER 7
ALLIES
“Where are you taking us?”
The woman’s voice was a worried whisper. She could hear people moving around in the forest to their rear, off in the distance, though they weren’t as yet visible.
They’re looking for me.
Ellis, hearing the mystery woman ask him yet again where they were going, merely turned his head and, holding his index finger to his pursed lips – a sign universally recognized as “be quiet” -- pointed in a northerly direction, motioning for the woman and Annie to follow him.
For her part, Annie had no problem obeying Luke Ellis’ directives. The sooner and the farther away they could get from whoever it was chasing them, she thought, the better. She had no desire to either shoot at someone or be shot at, and that’s what would likely happen if the men chasi
