Page 166 of Scars of Fate

Wynn pressed herself against the ground.

“They’ll keep finding us.”

“No.”

I looked toward the narrow pass ahead.

“Not after we give them something else to follow.”

Adam understood.

“You want to send the tracker in another direction.”

“With whom?” Russ asked.

A voice came from behind us.

“I’ll take it.”

Everyone turned.

The wounded copilot stood between the trees.

Blood soaked his shoulder.

The pilot’s stolen sidearm was aimed at Wynn.

He smiled.

“Right after Mrs. Spencer comes with me.”

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WYNN

The copilot’s pistol pointed directly at my heart.

The pilot’s stolen pistol.

Blood covered the copilot’s injured shoulder.

His face had gone gray.

But his hand remained steady.

“Come with me, Mrs. Spencer.”

Lucas shifted in front of me.

The copilot smiled.

“Don’t.”

His pistol moved toward Lucas.

“I was told to kill you on sight.”

“Then why haven’t you?”