Chapter 39 Hold The Line

• The SUV rolled through the lonely stretch of road, the engine a low growl in the night. For twenty minutes, no one spoke; each man lost in his thoughts, each one preparing himself for what was coming. The forest on either side grew denser, swallowing moonlight, until Bryan finally raised a hand.
• “Stop here.”
• The vehicle slowed to a halt on the narrow asphalt, silence pressing down heavily. Bryan turned in his seat, his face shadowed but his voice steady.