Chapter 22 - The Texas Ranch Pursuit
A lifted heavy-duty pickup truck slammed through the alley gates, charging directly toward Ethan and Marcus at high speed.
Marcus fired four rounds into the truck's radiator, forcing the vehicle to veer off course and crash into a dumpster.
Ethan jumped into their rented SUV, spinning the tires as they accelerated onto the Interstate highway heading west toward Midland.
The open Texas highway stretched endlessly before them under the burning afternoon sun, surrounded by wind turbines and oil rigs.
Two black sports cars pulled up behind them, their tinted windows rolling down to reveal armed mercenaries aiming automatic rifles.
"Keep her steady, Ethan!" Marcus shouted, leaning out the passenger window to return fire with tactical precision.
The lead chase car lost control, flipping multiple times across the grassy median before bursting into a cloud of dust and fire.
Ethan took an off-ramp onto a desolate dirt road leading toward his father's historic ranch property in the Permian Basin.
The SUV slid to a stop outside the grand wooden gates of the abandoned ranch house, kicking up a massive dust cloud.
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Ethan grabbed his rifle from the trunk, stepping out onto the hot Texas soil to make his final stand on his family's land.
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