"We've got company," Lachlan grunted, cutting the Hummer's headlights across a banked corner before the beam swung back to the road.
Sera looked up. In the rearview: a black SUV easing out from a side street, settling behind them at a courteous distance. It was too close to be random, and too far to be friendly. It might have worked if there were more people on the streets, but with only the two vehicles, everything was all that much more obvious.
The creature inside her stood up and pressed its nose to her ribs.
"How long?" Zubair asked, already rolling the route in his head.
"Since we left the wholesaler," Lachlan said. His hands were loose on the wheel, but his shoulders had that fighter's readiness.
Elias angled his head just enough to get the angle he wanted through the back glass. "Two in front. Rear cargo area blacked out. Can't see movement."
