RELENTLESS PURSUIT

The next morning, the peace is short-lived. Marcus wakes up, his instincts alerting him to something wrong. He can feel the air shift—a calm before the storm. As Eva stirs beside him, the faint sound of footsteps outside the cabin pulls his attention.

Marcus: (whispering urgently) Eva, wake up.

Eva: (groggily) What is it?

Marcus: (looking out the window, his tone serious) Someone’s coming.

Eva sits up quickly, her heart racing. Coleman bursts through the door, his face tense.

Coleman: (breathing heavily) We’ve got trouble. They’ve tracked us. Harris’s men... they’re coming for us.

Marcus: (grabbing his gun) How many?

Coleman: (grimly) Too many for a straight fight. We need to move. Now.

Marcus: (glancing at Eva) We don’t have time. We’ll have to hold them off until we can make a break for it.

Eva: (eyes wide) Marcus, there’s too many. You can’t fight them all.

Marcus: (his voice calm, but determined) I won’t let them take you, Eva. Not after everything.

Coleman: (checking his weapo
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