Chapter thirty-six: Peace at risk

The SUV quickly headed towards the nearest dirt road that connected further ahead with the road that led to the highway. Dan was approaching it quickly, but did not notice that it had emerged from a group of tall bushes and trees to the right. Next to that bush, with the vehicle's engine and lights off, Zander waited for the decoy SUV to move far enough away with Dan following it closer and closer to give the order to retreat again, but in the opposite direction.

A few yards later and despite the SUV's effort to gain distance, Dan caught up with it. He thought that he should stop it in such a way that it would not involve a spectacular accident because Brooke was inside and with a big jump he was in front of it. When the SUV dodged him, it skidded twice and was about to overturn. When it stopped, Dan immediately slashed the driver's side tires with violent claws, grabbed the rear door and tore it off, then threw it away.

He leaned into the back seat and saw no one. Startled, he tore o