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"Okay. Stay safe Wade."
"You too, Rafe."
The call ended and his gut twisted again. Time to get himself back into military mode.
He turned toward the door to the cabin when a movement in the trees caught his attention. He froze to see if it continued and signaled a rabbit or a squirrel in the trees.
Silence. Dead silence. Then he noticed even the birds had stopped chirping and he jumped for the door. Scampering inside he saw Myles and Addy turn toward him alarmed at his action.
"I think we have company."
Myles jumped up from his chair in front of the senator and picked up a bag laying on the floor against the wall. Addy moved toward the bag as well. Myles pulled out weapons and ammo. He handed Addy a long gun and a loaded ammo magazine. He pulled another long gun and a loaded magazine from the bag and glanced at him. "Your shooting skills up to date?"
"Yes."
He twisted the gun in his hand and Rafe moved across the floor in three long strides. He took the proffered gun and magazine in his hands and moved to the door. He inserted the magazine into the gun, cocked it to load a bullet into the chamber and peered out the window next to the door.
Behind him Addy and Myles did the same with their weapons and the senator whimpered lightly. Addy spoke to the senator softly. "I know you don't feel good, but you need to muster all your shit and get ready to run if we say run."
He didn't hear the senator respond, but he could see in his mind the face the senator was likely making. For someone who took it upon himself to schlep incriminating documents to and from Yerezdan, he sure wasn't the bravest of souls. Which made Rafe think about his conversation with Wade. He turned to face the senator.
"Why did you do it?"
The senator's eyes were red-rimmed and faded. His face was ruddy but underneath that ruddiness was a paleness to his face that was rather sad. "Money and power."
"Was it worth it?"
The senator halted and stared at him for a few moments. All he did was slowly shake his head.
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Addy watched Rafe's face as he stared at the senator. His jaw tightened and his posture stiffened. People would do awful things for power and money.
Rafe's eyes darted to hers for a moment, then he took a deep breath.
"What's your call?"
"One of us stays inside to protect the senator. The other two need to go out the back door and see if we can push whoever is out there to move. What did you see?"
"Nothing. I heard something in the woods to the west. Then, the birds stopped chirping and everything grew quiet."
Addy swallowed. "Okay. Rafe you stay here with the senator. Myles and I will see if we can push our guest to show himself." She stepped to the duffle bag on the floor and pulled out three comm units. Handing one to Myles, she hurried to Rafe and handed him the second one. Leaning her gun against the wall, she opened her comm unit to show Rafe what to do.
"Insert the earpiece. Turn this pack on and clip it to your belt. The button on the outside of the earpiece is where you can turn it off and on."
"Okay." He inserted his comm unit and nodded to her. She tested. "One, two, three."
He nodded. She turned to Myles and he gave her a thumbs-up.
Rafe stared at her for a long time. "Be careful."
Her lips twitched. This was her bailiwick. This and her medic skills. "I will. You too. Be aware. Stay vigilant. If someone tries coming through the door, get him out the opposite door and to the vehicle. No matter what happens, get him out. Then, call me and I'll figure out where you should go."
"What about you? And Myles?"
"We'll be fine. This is what we do. We have the senator's car, we'll get out as soon as we can."
She turned to the senator. "Stand up and get ready just in case. Every second will matter."
