Archer continued driving, keeping his full attention on their surroundings.That was how he noticed the silver Honda parked on the side of one of the feeder streets.As soon as they passed, it pulled out.
“I think we’ve got one,” he told Reese, keeping his speed steady.
Reese shifted in his seat to check the sideview mirror.“Yep.That’s the last guy we ran into.”He grabbed his phone, dialed.
“Talk to me.”Brantley’s voice came through the truck’s speaker.
“We’ve picked up a tail.”
“Which one?”
“Silver Honda.”
“They’re waitin’ for us?”
“Looks like it.”
“Any way you can provide a distraction?”
Reese looked his way.
Archer grinned.“I’m sure that can be done.”
“Good.We parked the truck in some trees off a side road.We’re gonna walk in from here.I’ll keep you updated.”
“Be safe,” Reese said, a slight plea in his tone.
“Always.”
The call disconnected.
“Is Tesha buckled in?”Archer asked.
“Yeah.”
“Good.”
“Tell me you’re not gonna—”
Reese’s words were cut off when Archer slammed on the brakes.The truck came to a jarring stop, causing the car behind them to swerve to miss them.As soon as the guy drove past, Archer threw the truck inreverseand put his foot on the gas.He twisted in the seat to watch out the back window as he steered backward until he reached the last feeder street they’d passed.
“He’s turnin’ around,” Reese said, sounding calmer than Archer expected.
Archer hit his brakes again and turned off on the side road, picking up speed so their tail would be forced to keep up.A few minutes later, he noticed an SUV had fallen in behind the Honda.
“There’s a dark SUV back there.”
“Yep.That’s one of ‘em.”
“Does this road end?”Archer asked, wanting to know what his next step was before he got there.
Reese began tapping his phone.“It does, but there’s another road that branches off just before.”
“Left or right?”
“Left.”
That would at least take them away from where Brantley and Atticus were.
“And the last tail?What color was it?”
“Red.”
“Not too conspicuous, huh?”
“I’m not sure we’re dealin’ with pros.”
Based on the way the guy behind him was keeping up, Archer wasn’t so sure.The guy would fall back, giving himself time to see where Archer would go next.He was patient, calculating.
Which meant Archer needed to be, too.
