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Boom.
A small explosion rocked the clearing. Boone crouched lower and smiled. Someone had set off one of Shep’s booby-traps. A cloud of smoke blew through the clearing.
Boone heard shouts, but he quickly moved in behind the cabins. He saw the big merc with his back to him.
Boone attacked. He wrapped his arms around the man’s neck, and caught him in a chokehold. Boone used his body weight to pull them both backward, putting pressure on the man’s throat and cutting off his air.
The guy struggled, and he was strong. Boone gritted his teeth and held tight.
The man rammed an elbow into Boone’s thigh.
Fuck. Pain shot down his leg, but he ground his teeth together and pulled harder. He wasn’t letting go. Finally, he felt the guy’s body go lax, and lowered him to the ground. Quickly, Boone pulled zip-ties from his pocket and bound the man.
“You’ve signed your death warrants.” Radu’s raised voice echoed through the clearing. “We will kill you all. Slowly and painfully.”
“Someone’s pissed,” Shep said dryly. “I’m coming your way.”
“Acknowledged.” Boone tried to see through the smoke hanging in the clearing from the explosion. How many mercs were left?
He pressed his back to the wall of another cabin and peered around.
Bullets hit the wood inches from his face, and he quickly ducked back.
“There’s one of them! By the cabins.”
Moving fast, Boone changed directions and darted between two other cabins.
“Where did he go?” a merc yelled.
“They’re like fucking ghosts. There must be at least six of them.”
Boone smiled.
“Get the thermal camera out,” Radu ordered.
Shit. That wiped Boone’s smile away. That would put him and Shep at a big disadvantage.
A second later, Shep appeared and crouched beside Boone.
“Still a few left,” his friend said.
“Yeah. We need a plan fast, before they get that thermal camera up and running.”
“Agreed.” Shep looked around the corner of the cabin and stiffened. “Oh, shit.”
Boone leaned around…
And spotted a merc aiming an RPG launcher toward the cabins.
“Fuck.Run.”
Shep and Boone sprinted for the trees.
Behind them, he heard the distinctive sound of the RPG firing.
Boom.
One of the cabins exploded in flames.
