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“Let’s head for that entrance,” I said, pointing to a door at the end of the building. It was out of sight of the road, which made it more likely we’d be able to get in.
“If he’s there and we spook them, things could go south fast.”
“Recon only,” I agreed. “If we can’t get through easily, we call in reinforcements.”
“Meaning Rafe,” Rae added over comms. “We could always bypass Rafe and go straight for OPS.”
I would but… “The whole fucking reason Rafe hasn’t involved Cash is because he has deniability about what Rafe’s doing. If we bring him in, it would put a target on everyone’s backs. We need to leave him out of it if possible.”
“Fine, but you know Cash is going to yell at you when he finds out.”
“I’ll deal with the consequences later.”
I shoved open the door and pulled my weapon. Together, Jason andI made our way across the parking lot to the unguarded door. So far, no one was watching. That all changed the moment I picked the lock on the door and peered inside.
“What the fuck is that?” a man shouted, rushing toward the door.
I closed it and pulled to the side, nodding to Jason who stood on the other side. The door burst open and a man rushed out. I grabbed him by the back of the neck, flinging him to the ground as another man followed, pulling his weapon on me. Jason took him out from behind, slamming his gun into the guy’s skull. I kicked the guy on the ground as he scrambled to get up. With my gun trained on him, he complied.
“Who are you?” I asked.
His eyes flicked between me and Jason, and he slowly raised his hands as he laid on his back. “Man, I ain’t gotta tell you nothin’.”
I didn’t want to draw attention with my gun. I pulled my knife, slamming it down in his thigh, nicking his femoral artery. His screams were instantly muffled by Jason slamming his hand over the guy’s mouth. “You have maybe two minutes. I’d talk fast if you want to live.”
He shook his head, trying to grab his leg. I held his hands back, refusing to let him help himself.
“Tell me what I want to know or you’re going to bleed out and die right here!”
His grunts soon turned to pained cries. Tears dripped down his face, but he sucked back the tears as he stared at me. “It’s—it’s…some dude,” he answered, his panic controlling him right now.
I grabbed his jaw, forcing him to concentrate. “What is this dude doing?”
“He’s—fuck, he’s in a room! They…they took him!”
“Why?” His eyes slipped closed and I shook him. “Tell me why!”
“Fuck, I don’t know!”
“What are they doing?”
“Baz…getting…inform…ation,” he said, his voice shaking with every breath he took.
“How many guys are inside?” The guy was fading fast. This would be the last thing I got out of him. “How many?”
His face grew paler by the second. With his last breath, he stuttered out, “Everyone.”
He stilled, dropping to the ground with his eyes open. I looked at Jason, knowing there was only one thing to do.
“Fuck,” he groaned, pulling his knife and slitting the other man’s throat. “I really didn’t want to call him.”
22
SKYLAR
“Are you okay?”
Startled, I spun around, clutching my throat as Pete ran over to me. “Geez, are you trying to give me a heart attack?”
