Chapter Twenty-Six“Down there! Turn!”
Terrick wrenched the wheel to the right. Where Clare's Impala would have resisted with stubborn tenacity, the Chrysler's power steering took the a***e with good grace. The back of the car began to slide out and Clare held on to the inside of her door, trusting the seatbelt to do its job.
Behind them the police were the first to make it to the junction. Unless they were lucky this chase would be very brief. Then the squad car did something unexpected. It skidded to a halt, blocking the road with its length. The two officers opened their doors, using them as cover while they began to shoot at the car that had been following. Sparks came off the vehicle as shots were fired from up the road; the battle had been joined.
“Looks like those two guys are mov
