Chapter 7
Manuel and Alex walked out the wide doors, open now and unguarded. As he looked around, Manuel could hardly believe less than an hour had elapsed since they entered the fortress-like house. It felt as if he’d lived half a lifetime in there. Once that first blast of energy came at them, he’d fully expected to die, but he’d also found the determination to go down fighting. With a partner like Alex, he could do no less.
They came upon Malone and Davis, talking quietly in the shade of a massive black oak, a few yards from the doorway.
Davis looked at them with a slight smile. “Looks like you two got your revenge. Good work. If you’re looking for the dark hunter car, Alex, I think it’s down in the garage.” He pointed to a large metal building about a hundred yards down the valley.
