Chapter 30

It wasn’t. They found it sitting at the foot of the on-ramp back to the interstate, neatly folded around a light pole. Trek bailed out before the unit’s tires quit turning and ran toward the car.

The driver waved wildly out the open window with his left hand and seemed to be bouncing around in the front seat. He also screamed in frantic tones. “Oh my God, get this fucking dog off me. He’s got hold of my ear, and he won’t let go. Help me. I’m bleeding all over the place. Get this man-eating dog away from me.”

“Commando, let go. Come to Daddy now, like a good dog.” An instant later, the fawn-colored pooch bounded out the window and ran straight to his master. Kneeling, Trek hugged and petted him.

“Hey, Officer—Dan—can you hang onto him while I get a leash out of the car? He rsquo;s all upset and he might take off.ardquo;

“Is he gonna go for my ear?”