Total pages in book: 160
Estimated words: 146530 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 733(@200wpm)___ 586(@250wpm)___ 488(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 146530 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 733(@200wpm)___ 586(@250wpm)___ 488(@300wpm)
She found it was difficult to remain absolutely still. Muscles became cramped. She wanted to rub her shivering arms. Right now, Angel had the advantage. He could move at will while she had to remain frozen in place. He didn’t know exactly where she was, but the moment she so much as eased her weight from one side to another, he could spot her. Figuring out what was going on made it difficult to control her heart and lungs. She had to work at discipline. Jonas, Jeff and Kyle had a tremendous amount of experience with all the missions they ran. She had been living alone for so long, she hadn’t practiced as much as she should have.
No way is this about me. They didn’t come here knowing about me, or if they did, it was last-minute. This is about Team One and Ryland, Lily and Daniel. I’m not even certain this is about Abrams and Whitney having a beef. Did your team do something to Abrams?
Jonas would have to consider her speculation. Jeff and Kyle did as well. It was a fair question. They’d run countless missions, most covert operations. That was why they were called GhostWalkers. No one knew about them. They were sent in to get a job done when no one else could do it.
I honestly can’t think of anything, but that doesn’t mean we couldn’t have, Jonas finally said. Jeff? Kyle?
We’ve pissed off just about everyone at some time, but we were always under orders, Jonas. If Abrams was angry, you’d think he’d take it out on whoever sent us, Kyle ventured.
I have to agree with that, Jeff added. Even if Abrams had his hand in all the dirty operations we were sent out to stop, we were plugging the hole in the dam, so to speak.
Angel shifted his position, actively searching for her, moving back and forth in a grid. He had a powerful presence, much like Jonas. There was no doubt that he had the genetic code of several predators, and he was using them to try to get her scent. She had every confidence that Red would mask her from him, but just as he was searching for her location, the others were conducting a very thorough probe for Jonas, Jeff and Kyle.
Lewis just about stepped on me, Kyle whispered in their minds. He was sniffing around just under the tree where Jeff is, and he circled back. Now he’s crossing in a grid pattern with Gorman.
It’s Gorman you really have to watch out for, Camellia reminded him. He’s got built-in radar, even more so than the others.
Jonas, Jeff said, let’s kill them now and get it over with.
And what about Camellia? Angel’s up there with her. We don’t have all the information we need as to why these bastards are coming at us. Abrams would just send another army. What’s wrong with you?
Listen, Jonas, Camellia replied softly. In the fog. Listen.
All of them went very quiet. There was that low musical note, a repetition built into the breeze, almost like a rolling wave, coming and going. They were used to the mist now, used to Camellia’s illusions. When they would have said something, she stopped them with a slight hiss in their minds.
Keep still. Keep listening. It isn’t the breeze. It’s a voice.
Camellia could hear the softest of voices. At first she hadn’t realized it was anything but that low note rolling in the breeze. Muted. Just part of the reality of fog hanging in the clearing and cutting through the forest.
He’s experienced. He knows exactly what he’s doing. He’s laying the foundation right now that it’s cold and our muscles are cramped. We have to move. Our bodies can’t take being so still. I’ve always been able to be still for hours, but all of a sudden I can’t. We want to attack them. I can’t make out everything he’s saying yet, he’s that good.
If he’s that good, how come you can’t understand what he’s saying? Kyle asked.
He repeats it over and over, Camellia explained. The same dialogue and it gets in your head. Eventually you do what he says. I’m already feeling the need to move. Angel is close to me. He knows I’m here. The moment I move, he’s bound to see me. Jeff just pushed to attack them. He’s working on us.
Jonas sighed. Which one, Camellia, can you tell?
I believe it’s Shaker. I can barely see him. The fog is so thick now, and it doesn’t move, so even with enhanced vision, I can’t see his lips. It just feels like him to me.
She found it difficult to monitor the two men moving around the helicopters. They were climbing in and out of them, searching for Jonas. She tried not to panic, knowing the voice was working on her nerves. She had to trust Red to keep Jonas safe.