Chapter 246

FIONA LET THE ATV roll to a stop. The adrenaline dump had burned off a few miles back and now she was starting to drop in a bad way. Her hands shook. Her teeth chattered. Her stomach hurt.

All the running, the lack of sleep, the stress of it all were taking their toll. To top it off, she was sure there'd been more than one gun shot back there. She hadn't yet seen Marco, which worried her.

Was she on the right trail?

Had he been caught?

Was he okay?

What if she was lost?

She could see herself going until the gas ran out, leaving herself stranded in the middle of nowhere.

The breeze whipped across the desert, slicing through her hoodie. She shivered and hunched down in her seat, eyes on the horizon behind her.

Wait...

What was that sound?

She killed the engine and strained to listen.

That was another engine, wasn't it?

Her heart rate kicked up.

What if it wasn't Marco?