Chapter Nine
Through the open door of the kitchen, Leia saw the twin glare of headlights cut through the curtains of the cabin's front window.
With the honed reflexes of a warrior, Tate fell to a crouch on the kitchen floor and pulled her down with him. He whispered low into her ear. “I want you to go out the back door and head for the pond as fast as you can. The wind is up and the way the snow is blowing will make it hard for anyone to track you. Find a place to hide and stay there until you hear me sound the all clear. No matter what you hear, don’t come out of hiding until I say. I won't call for you until he’s neutralized.”
“Neutralized? Tate, just what are you planning to do?”
“Leia, Zap won't give up until we’re dead. Or he is. And I don’t intend for us to reach ’til death do us
