Chapter Nineteen
Dan ran through thick shadows behind Victoria, fumbling around unseen obstacles. Victoria unerringly dodged objects that would have tripped him up and sent him sprawling to face-plant in the dirt. It went against the grain to let a woman to first into danger, but in this instance, Dan knew they would go faster and he had to content himself with following her.
And she ran at a cracking pace. It took all his effort to keep up with her. Twigs and branches snapped in front of him. Suddenly Victoria crouched. Dan landed behind her and dragged some much-needed air into his lungs. ‘We need to head in that direction. Are you ready?’ She pointed somewhere into the darkness.
‘Do you know where he is?’ he asked.
‘About two hundred metres that way,’ Victoria said and pointed with
