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“I can see that. Bet you were good.”

I stood and walked down the two steps to get to the grass. I looked back over my shoulder at Colin. “I was very good. Wanna play a little one-on-one? Maybe place a little bet on who can score the first goal?”

His handsome face broke out into a wide smile and butterflies erupted in my belly. Maybe I could convince him tonight was the night. I was more than ready to have sex with him.

Before he could answer, his phone rang, and he fished it out of his pocket.

Yeah. Tonight, was definitely the night. I’d beg and plead if I had to. I wanted Colin so badly I could hardly stand it.

Chapter 14

My eyes followed Erin as I placed the phone to my ear, damn she was cute. Declan’s words barely registered when I saw what she was going for. A soccer ball. A ball that hadn’t been there yesterday.

“Stop!” I shouted.

At the same time Declan barked, “They’re there! Go! Go! Go!”

I dropped the phone and hopped the railing. My body collided with Erin’s, we hit the ground with a thud, and I rolled her under me. First the innocent looking soccer ball had detonated then the unmistakable whistling of a rocket-propelled grenade flew over us and hit Abe’s cabin. The world around us exploded. We needed to get the fuck out of here.

“Stay behind me, we’re going for the car.” I yanked my Sig out of my holster and quickly pulled Erin to her feet. Our backs hit the driver’s side door and I pushed her to her ass on the ground.

“Don’t move.”

I felt her hand around my ankle, and she pulled my backup Glock free.

“Where are they?” Erin’s words barely registered over the ringing in my ears.

I scanned the area, not seeing anyone through the thick smoke bellowing from the cabin. The shrill of an RPG sounded before a second one hit the house.

“Jesus Christ!”

Abe’s cabin was demolished. Debris flew, and the fire from the house was quickly spreading to the pine trees surrounding the property.

“What’s that?” Erin looked up at the whooshing sound above us and pointed the gun in her hand toward the sound.

The smoke was too thick to see the exact location of the distinctive sound of helicopter rotor blades. However, I knew it was hovering above us.

“We’re gonna have to make a run for it into the woods. You ready?”

I held my hand out and hoisted her up when she shook her head. “Are you sure this isn’t your team?”

“Very. Sunshine, you need to shoot anyone that comes into view. Can you do that?”

“Yeah.”

Her hand holding the Glock trembled, and I reached out to steady it. “Just like at the range. You can do it.”

“Yeah. Just like at the range. I can do that.”

“Damn proud of you. You go first. I’ll be right behind you. Straight into the woods.”

She took off in a full sprint to where I’d pointed just as the first boots hit the ground. Two men in all black with two more fast roping down from the still invisible helicopter. She pointed and shot, hitting the first man in the chest. He stumbled but recovered. I hadn’t had time to tell her not to aim for the chest. Their body armor would stop the 9mm round with ease.

I sent a head shot to the second man, and he crumpled to the ground, leaving three advancing and more coming down the ropes.

“Just shoot!” I yelled to Erin as we continued to run.

There was no hope of us making it to the woods. There were too many of them and we were out gunned. I had one fifteen round magazine and would be out of ammo before this was over.