“Affirmative,” Jamie replied.
“Pin him down, but don’t kill him.”
“Copy that.” There were shuffling noises before he said, “Ready.”
“Sierra, take out the men in the back.”
“You heard him,” John ordered two seconds before the percussion of rapid-fire gunshots filled the air.
“Bravo. On my mark, we storm the castle. Bravo Four, send Havoc to the roof.”
“Copy that,” Kroupa responded. He prepped Havoc.
“Three, two, one. Go! Go! Go!” I yelled as we charged out of the woods, raining gunfire down on them like the wrath of God, as we moved.
Screams of anger, pain, and aggression filled our ears and bled into the comms.
“Sierra Two, cease fire. I repeat, Sierra Two, cease fire,” Kroup ordered.
As soon as Jamie confirmed, Kroup released Havoc. He was a brown blur as he raced to the cabin, using a car to leap onto the low roof with ease. He moved too fast for anyone to shoot him.
“Joining the team.”
“Sierra Two, hold your position, stop runners.”
“Holding,” Jamie answered.
I couldn’t hear Havoc growl as he attacked Perpura and dragged him off the roof, but I knew what it sounded like after years of serving together. Al didn’t stand a chance against Havoc.
A pained scream came through the comms, too clear to be anyone but one of ours.
“Sierra Four is hit,” Jack confirmed.
“I’m fine. Get Flirty!” AJ yelled into the comms.
“Bravo Two, Bravo Three, cover us. We’re retrieving the Primary Target.”
“Copy that.” Jay and Cate took up their positions and covered the front while we moved to the back.
“Bravo One and Bravo Four are circling the cabin.”
“Copy that.”
I heard Jack talking to AJ while he applied a tourniquet. AJ laughed. “Aurora’s going to kill me.”
“She’ll be happy you’re alive. Now stand up.”
I heard AJ grunt before shutting them from my mind.
Chapter 50
Ashley
The sound of gunshots slowed down, but there was more pounding and yelling coming from the roof. Someone was fighting.
Is that a dog?
When I heard the yelp, I knew. Nathan’s friend, whose name I couldn’t remember, had a trained dog. To distract myself from the fear of Al killing the dog and my friends, I focused on remembering their names.
