Chapter 39

Steve watched the trucks as they moved along the road through the narrow ravine . The road was winding and rough, thus limiting the speed the vehicles could travel. He took a quick breath and stood. He began throwing the grenades at the moving vehicles below him. He threw three as quickly as he could at the first three trucks.

Without taking the time to see where his throws landed, he turned and threw two more grenades at the last two trucks as they entered the ravine to his left. As he let go of those grenades, he heard the first concussion. He turned back to look at the lead vehicle. It was smashed against the side of the ravine with fire and smoke billowing from it. Several bodies were littered along the road behind it.

The second vehicle was jammed against the rock with smoke pouring out from under the hood. Armed men were awkwardly climbing off the back of the truck. The third vehicle was stopped, but appeared to have avoided any direct damage. Men were looking ove