HE NEARLY LOST HIS BALANCE when the explosion rocked the ground. A wave hot gust blew into his face from the direction of the blast. Derek’s jaw fell open but the expletive he tried to conjure refused to form.
Without hesitating he ran toward the crash site, barely noticing that Hulk was running alongside him. Two blocks never seemed so long. A low-pitched rumble filled the atmosphere. The acrid fumes from burning jet fuel, and God only knew what else wafted into his nostrils.