He pulled Keira to her feet and into his arms for a quick hug and then set her at arm’s length. “Why aren’t you over the wall yet?”
Keira tipped her head toward the pallets and the concertina wire. “We were working on it.”
He started to climb up onto the pallet when Lily called out, “Truck headed this way. It’s coming fast.”
Keira hurried to stand beside Lily.
Rogue dropped down and joined them as they peered around the corner of the bin.
A large black SUV barreled toward them.
“Get back,” Rogue called out.
The girls scooted backward toward the wall.
Keira gripped Lily’s shoulders and pulled her backward with her, afraid the SUV would ram the trash bin.
At the last minute, the driver slammed on the brakes. The SUV skidded to a halt inches from the trash container. The driver’s door opened, and Jade’s head appeared as she stepped out onto the running board. “Get in!” she called out.
“It’s Jade,” Lily cried out and ran toward the SUV before Keira could stop her.
Jade dropped to the ground in time for her sister to throw herself into her arms. They hugged fiercely, and then Jade pushed Lily back. “Get in. We only have seconds before we’re found out.”
Lily dove into the SUV.
When the other girls emerged from behind the trash bin, Jade’s brow dipped. “Holy shit. There’s not enough room for all of them and us.” She shook her head, then ducked into the vehicle and came out with a handful of keyrings. “I grabbed these from Viktor’s office. There’s a line of these babies around the corner. You just have to figure out which key belongs to which vehicle.”
“Load the girls in yours,” Rogue said. “Keira and I will get another. When you see us coming, move fast toward the gate.”
“What if it’s not open?” Jade asked.
“I looked at it as we went through. I think that if you hit it hard enough, it’ll smash open.” Rogue tossed a couple of sets of keys to Keira, who took off running in the direction Jade had indicated. “We’ll be right behind you,” Rogue called out.
Keira reached the line of vehicles, dove into the first one she came to and tried her sets of keys in the ignition. None of them worked. She jumped out and moved to the next.
Rogue got into the one she’d abandoned.
Keira had just slid into the second SUV when the one Rogue was in roared to life.
Keira jumped out of the one she was in and dove into the passenger seat of Rogue's as he shifted into gear and slammed his foot onto the accelerator.
The SUV leaped forward. Rogue turned and raced around the corner.
As soon as their vehicle came within sight of one carrying all the girls, Jade hit the gas, and her SUV leaped forward.
They shot through the camp past the loading dock where the supply truck stood. They dodged rubble and debris from a damaged building across from the larger, main building. Guards were scattered through the compound, carrying weapons, seeming confused and unsure of which direction to look for the enemy that had caused the explosion.
When the SUVs blew past them, they leaped out of the way. Since they belonged to the compound, they didn’t suspect anything until the first vehicle didn’t slow down.
Keira sucked in a breath and held it as Jade’s SUV slammed into the gate, propelling the metal outward.
“They made it!” Keira exclaimed and ducked as the guards finally figured out the vehicles leaving weren’t driven by employees of the compound and fired at the second SUV, blowing through the broken gate.
Rogue followed the cloud of dust kicked up by Jade’s SUV. When Jade reached the highway, she turned sharply to the left, causing the rear of her vehicle to skid sideways. Rogue repeated the move, and soon, they were racing along the highway.
Keira glanced in her side mirror and spotted one of the camp HUMMVs turning onto the highway. Four more lined up behind it.
“Four Hummers on our tail,” she said. “We have the lead.”
