Deafening gunshots rang out close behind her, and Jake jogged ahead to scout an escape route. Sprinting through the gloomy rainforest, Kendra tried to keep up with Jake while sharp underbrush and vines tore at her skin. Her skin prickled, and sweat ran down her neck. Jake muttered, “They must have caught the plane going down.” “Why are the rebels in this part of the jungle?” She followed him into the dark foliage, praying that Cruz and Edmond were still alive. She looked him in the eye and shook her head. Kendra checked the GPS on her comm screen, but the only blinking dots she saw were her and Jake.

There’s at least a dozen rebels, and they’re closing in on-” They must have interfered with the hornet drone. They’re trying to bottle us up.”Ĭruz’s voice shot over her earpiece. We’ve got rebels in front of us and on our six. The bullets ripped through his arm as if it were paper. Just when she felt Jake brushing her side to cover her, Edmond got hit. The rest of the team was in a shootout with rebels. They sidled toward the rear of the plane, and Kendra peeked around the tail end. Jake had his rifle at the ready, and Kendra pulled her SIG from the holster at her hip. Hearing gunfire ricochet through the trees, she hoped with every fiber of her heart that the rest of the team was all right and nobody had been hit. Slowly getting up on his knees, he craned his neck and peered in the direction of the gunshots. They could be surrounded by rebels, and she was pondering the fact that she liked his scent. He smelled fresh, as if he had just come out of the ocean. He was heavy on top of her, but not necessarily in a bad way. He propped himself up and whispered in her ear, “You okay?” “Get down!” Jake lunged for her and took her down to the ground with him, his chest to her back. Kendra flinched, and birds fluttered screeching from the trees. Gunshots sounded off from the far side of the plane. Seems like he took Bergmann’s place at the last minute.”Ĭursing under her breath, Kendra came up next to him. Kendra scrambled across the destroyed interior and headed back out the plane. “Hayes just confirmed GovCorp’s team is already on Nigerian soil to search for the plane. Why did she have such a disconcerting effect on him?Įdmond’s voice came over the earpiece. “Okay.” Rubbing his temples, he stepped back out of the plane again.

It took a small effort to pry his fingers from her upper arms. “Sure, thanks.” She pulled her hands back and straightened. “You okay?” His voice was hoarse, and he cleared his throat.

Adrenaline Secrets by Carolyn Reilly