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When he’d left her, she’d looked at him with trust. He wouldn’t let her down. At the thought, his system steadied.
He pulled in a deep breath, then released it slowly.
“Bogeys incoming.” Shep’s steady voice came through the earpiece. “To the east.”
Boone swiveled the rifle and saw them. Three men moving slowly, rifles in hand. “I’ve got them. They’re mine.”
“Got three more to the north,” Shep added. “The other two teams can’t be far away.”
It was go time.
“Take out the targets on my mark,” Boone murmured. He took aim. “Mark.”
He pulled the trigger. He saw the merc’s head snap back. A second later, he heard the crack of his shot, and Shep’s as well, echo through the trees. Boone seamlessly swiveled and aimed at a second merc. The man went down as well, before he could comprehend what was happening.
Boone fired on the third merc, but he was already diving for cover. The man’s body jerked, so he’d been hit. But as he crawled out of sight, Boone knew it wasn’t enough to take him out.
“Two down. I clipped the third guy. I’m not sure he’s down.”
“All mine are down,” Shep confirmed.
Suddenly, bullets sprayed the tree.
Fuck. Boone flattened against the platform. The other teams had arrived.
He pulled back. “I’m taking fire.”
“Time to move. The other two teams have joined the party.”
Boone quickly dropped down through the branches. His boots hit the ground and he crouched, then headed into the trees.
“Shep, I’ll take the team to the south.”
“Acknowledged. I’ve got the others.”
Boone’s body knew its training. He moved silently through the trees. Just like the ghost his team had been named for. When his Ghost Ops team had been deployed on missions, there had been times they’d laid in wait, not moving for hours. People had walked right by them and never spotted them in their hiding places.
“Come out with the girl,” a man shouted.
That’s it, asshole, give me your location. He noted the Romanian accent. It was Radu. Boone slowed. Clearly the bullet Boone had put in the guy’s shoulder in Denver hadn’t slowed him down.
“Give her to us and we’ll let you live.”
Boone gave a mental snort. Sure, he was totally buying that. He crept in closer, his rifle up and ready. He noted movement off to his right, by the cabins. He saw a big merc moving closer. The guy had to be six foot six.
Boone needed to take him out first. He swung his rifle onto his shoulder, then darted through the trees. He paused and peeked through some foliage.
The merc was looking through the window of an empty cabin.
Across the clearing, he saw three other mercenaries fanning out. They’d come in force to get Gemma.
Behind the men, a big shape darted from the trees. Shep, Ka-Bar knife in hand, took one merc down silently. He dropped the body to the ground, then dissolved back into the trees.
“Oscar’s down!” Another merc rushed to help his fallen friend.
The third merc frowned. “Grivas and Dale aren’t answering comms.”
“Find these fuckers!” Radu yelled from nearby.
