Page 52 of Dark Reunion

Wolf burst through the screen door like a man possessed. “Get in the Hummer.”

“Duke, get in,” she yelled as he barked at the arriving lineup of black trucks.

As Wolf rounded the driver’s side, he opened fire on the first truck that came to a stop, then yanked open his door.

Jesus, this was really happening…again.

Maeve’s heart was pounding out of her chest.

“Fuck!” Wolf yelled as he jumped into the driver’s seat.

“Get in, now,” Wolf hollered.

“Duke, now.” Maeve pointed to the back seat and he jumped in. She slammed the door closed and hopped into the passenger seat as those arriving tried to surround the Hummer.

“We’re blocked in,” Maeve said, looking around as vehicles blocked their path out the main driveway.

“No, we’re not.” Wolf revved the Hummer. “Not yet.” He floored it in the opposite direction of the driveway as dirt billowed into the air.

“Oh my God, where are you going?” Maeve screamed as they hit the bushes that looked like a solid wall of trees.

“Jimmy had two driveways made. He hadn’t been paranoid but said he liked to be prepared for the unknown.”

A thick mass of vines and branches with the hanging camo stuck to the Hummer as they flew into the belly of the twisty exit.

“Holy shit!” Maeve looked behind them, and sure enough the black vehicles were following.

Oh my God, oh my God, what were they going to do?

Wolf reached to turn on something on the control panel and winced.

“What is it? What’s wrong?” Maeve looked him all over and gasped. Her eyes grew wide as she spotted the blood-soaked sleeve.

“I’ll be fine. We need to get out of here. Can you hit the on button? It’s the one closest to you on the end of the screen,” he said, nodding toward the end of the keypad as they whipped around the large bend in the road.

Maeve did as Wolf asked. The dashboard and computer lit up like it was the fourth of July.

“Hummer, initialize voice activation. Waya, Three, Three, Bravo, Delta, November. New name, AJ.”

“Voice activation confirmed. How can I help you, Waya?”

“I thought you didn’t want to turn it on?”

“I didn’t want them to track us through it, but they’re already on our ass. I might as well use what I can. AJ, how long until we reach the main highway?”

“Forty-five minutes at current speed.”

Wolf looked at Maeve as he gripped the steering wheel so tight it squeezed under the pressure. “I’m going to give you the basics in case we get separated and you can get your hands on one of these.”

“One of these? Like a Hummer? How am I randomly going to get my hands on a military Hummer?” she asked, the panic of the situation beginning to set in.

“Because it’s a possibility. They’ve got standard code for the basic software. You’ll be able to start the engine or look at a map, but no weapons. The person driving needs to set it to their name. Say your name, then ‘Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Tango, One, Two, Three,’ and it gives you enough access to drive and use the GPS.”

“No, no, no. Don’t say that. We’re not getting separated.” Maeve looked away from Wolf to see another giant wall of green. “Ahhhhh…” she screamed and grabbed the holy shit handle as they burst through the covered exit.

The truck skidded out onto the gravel road at a speed that was far from safe. Stones pinged off the side of the vehicle as the tires spun on the loose gravel.

“Where are we going?” she asked, as the headlights appeared behind them.