Josh shuddered and kept going, driven by the desperate urge to escape and that implacable hand at his back.
“Someone’s tailing us,” Sparkle added.
What? He almost spun around to look, but Sparkle pushed him around the next corner in a sharp left turn and kept talking to Derrick.
“We’ll keep moving east, but, you may have to lead us out… Roger that.”
“Someone’s after us?” he demanded, terror stealing more strength from his legs. He has never been more afraid for his life than at this moment.
“We’re okay. Just keep running.”
She didn’t need to tell him that he was slowing them down. He knew. She could’ve left him in her wake, but instead, she was sticking with him. Pushing himself harder, he dug down for an additional burst of speed and raced down the nearly empty streets. Behind him,
