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No. She thought she did, but since meeting Harris, she knew love now. What she and Adam had was sweet but not this all-consuming thing, like her and Harris had since the minute their eyes met.
CHAPTER TWENTY
Tanner had the copter up in 2 minutes flat. He’d already primed it and warmed it up this morning.
Noah checked all the weapons. His mind was in the game, but his heart wasn’t. He knew the minute her fiancé appeared on the screen that it had all been a dammed fantasy. Obviously, the man still loved her and they had still been together.
He would do his best to save the dumb fucker’s life. After all, it took guts to be a noncombatant—a fucking lawyer for fuck’s sake—then take a trek like this, just to save your girl.
His fists clenched around his AK. His girl. Not mine.
“Dumbass Groves coming up,” Tanner announced over the headphones. “Shots being fired.”
Noah grabbed the rope ladder, tested the anchor of it on the metal of the wall and readied himself. He could see the man below dressed in heavy outerwear ducking by a boulder as shots ricocheted off the stone.
Tanner lined them up.
Noah unrolled the rope and descended.
Adam gazed up in shock. He had dark eyes and a handsome face. Like some male model.
Noah ignored his gut feeling of wanting to punch the guy in his good looking face as he descended. Despite bullets hitting his armor, he lunged down and grabbed the startled man from his hiding spot. Tugging him, he made his way back up. Yes, he could hold a full man’s weight and do this. Training and strength had been just the first hurdle years aback in the SEALS. It was second nature. Yes, his arms strained and his lungs began that familiar burn, but he never stopped.
“Hurry dammit!” Tanner yelled in his helmet. “They’re scoping the chopper!”
Noah grunted as he moved up faster.
“Hang on!” Tanner spoke. “Gotta swing for cover.”
Noah did just that as the little bird turned around and moved back.
“Ahhh!” Adam yelled as they both swung around like pendulums in the air.
Noah rolled his eyes. “Civilians,” he grumbled in disgust.
The chopper leveled out as Noah made it up and shoved Adam in.
The man rolled over and just laid there stunned. Staring up at Noah in his body armor.
“Ducks in a row, Harris!” Tanner yelled through the comm.
Noah grabbed a rifle and clipped grenades to his belt next to the ammo already there.
Adam gaped up at the warrior in full gear. “What the fuck is happening?”
“A party dude. My kind of party.” Noah stepped to the open copter door.
“5 O clock,” Tanner instructed through his helmet.
Aiming his scope, Noah saw what he meant. He began firing rapidly.
“One, two, three… damn four,” Tanner cheered as men went down like dominoes in the snow.
Now the rest hauled ass for cover along the trail.
“Swing to my 80, Tanner!” Noah yelled.
The copter swung around in a circle.
“FUCCCK,” Adam yelled from behind him while trying to hang onto anything he could.
“Dumbass,” Noah muttered as he again lined his scope up.
The chopper pinged with bullet hits. It was bullet proof, but not completely invulnerable.
Noah picked off three more.
“Half done!” Tanner maneuvered around again.
Noah picked off two more. He spotted Faulkner and winged him.
“Dammit you missed him,” Tanner called.
“I never miss and you know it. I want him alive. I want the truth.”
Tanner remained silent.
“What the fuck is happening?” Adam called from the floor where he hung onto the metal of a seat leg.
“Just hang on. Dumbshit, it’s about to get real bumpy now.” Noah grinned. He loved bumpy. “Tanner, 50 degrees south.”
The copter swung around again.
Pulling out grenades, Noah pinpointed hiding spots. He dropped one, then called to Tanner, “Now to the back 30!”
The bird again swung the other way.
Noah dropped another.
“I think that’s eleven!” Tanner yelled.
“Yeah, but I can’t get the two by the trees.” He hit a button on his helmet. “Sweet Cheeks?”
A few seconds went by.
He rolled his eyes. “Tap the yellow button Ridge!”
“Um, yeah Harris?”
God her voice made his skin sit up on edge with an actual tingle. “When I say tap the red button.”
“O-okay. God, you killed all those men!”
He nodded but had no time for chit chat. He watched the trail below and spotted the pair moving along the trail. Just about there. Yes, come on dick heads, just a bit more.” Okay Ridge, hit it!”
He stared below and the mine went off tearing the men into pieces as the snow turned a bright red while body parts landed in all directions like it was raining meat.
“Ohhh.” Her voice could be heard over the comm.
“It’ll be ok, Ridge. It had to be done.”
No response.
He knew she was probably upset that she just killed two men.
“They are toast!” she cheered back over the comm.
Noah’s head snapped up. Was that a cheer in her voice? He chuckled a bit. Damn woman never failed to surprise him.
