The 14th Colony: a Novel
“He ran after her, leaping the bushes like a hurdler in an Olympic heat. He rounded the side of Hedlund’s house and, once into the front yard, saw Petrova racing toward the same car that still bore the scars from their encounter in Virginia.
“You’re not going to get away,” he called out to her.
Her head turned and their eyes met. He thought about taking a shot, but she was a hundred yards away, now leaping into the driver’s seat, revving the engine.
And he heard Stephanie’s final command.
“Bring... her back alive.”
So he opted to veer toward the Escape that had brought him and Stephanie east from DC. He leaped inside and fired up the engine, backing from the drive and speeding in the direction Petrova had gone. The residential neighborhood came with wide streets, the kind built long ago when curbside parking was still allowed. A few cars had taken advantage of the opportunity and he wove his way around them while adding speed. Ahead, he spotted Petrova ignoring a stop sign and hanging a sharp right.MoreLess
“You’re not going to get away,” he called out to her.
Her head turned and their eyes met. He thought about taking a shot, but she was a hundred yards away, now leaping into the driver’s seat, revving the engine.
And he heard Stephanie’s final command.
“Bring... her back alive.”
So he opted to veer toward the Escape that had brought him and Stephanie east from DC. He leaped inside and fired up the engine, backing from the drive and speeding in the direction Petrova had gone. The residential neighborhood came with wide streets, the kind built long ago when curbside parking was still allowed. A few cars had taken advantage of the opportunity and he wove his way around them while adding speed. Ahead, he spotted Petrova ignoring a stop sign and hanging a sharp right.MoreLess
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