The highway stretched ahead in darkness and silence, swallowed on both sides by a wall of black nothing. No streetlights. No buildings. Just the low rumble of engines and the faint sweep of headlights cutting through the night.
Three armored SUVs rolled in tight formation, maintaining speed and spacing with the practiced discipline of men who had done this before. Ahead, the occasional flicker of distant headlights appeared and vanished. Behind them, two small cargo trucks had been holding steady in their wake since they left the city limits.
"Main vehicle, be advised," Smith's voice came through the comms, clipped and even. "We've got two trucks riding our tail since we cleared the city. Prepare to accelerate and shake them."
Evan lifted the radio handset and pressed the transmit butto
