Page 72 of SEAL by Fate

“So, let me get this straight, he has Stormy inside imprisoned in a cage?” Gray asked. He had taken the woman to safety while Cade stayed hunkered down close to the house.

“Y-yes. He’s going to hurt her. I know he will. You have to save her.” She was trembling.

“We will. I promise.”

“Are you Gray?” She looked up at him, some of the tears had finally dried.

“I am.”

“She mentioned you. She said you’d come save us. You must go get her. My sister is relying on you. Be careful though. I heard him say that he has explosives surrounding the house.”

He nodded and stood from where he was kneeling next to her. Although he didn’t want to call in his buddies, Gray realized he needed each of their expertise for this mission. Stormy was too precious to not ask for their help.

Grabbing his phone from his pocket, he dialed a familiar number. He typed in coordinates and an encrypted message, then dropped his phone back into place.

“You’re safe now. Just stay here. Okay?”

With a jerky nod, she lowered her chin back down.

Within twenty minutes—the longest twenty of Gray’s life—he heard the helicopter in the sky. He waited in the clearing, watching the bird close in and finally land.

Gray stood back watching as Jamison, Cowboy, and Abel all exited the helicopter, dressed in fatigues and fitted with equipment and night goggles. Black paint was smeared across their faces and they each carried a high-powered rifle.

Jamison made a whirling motion with his finger and the helicopter pilot gave a salute then lifted the bird off the ground, heading back to the secret location.

“I’m glad you’re here.” Gray shook Jamison’s hand.

“Where else would we be, buddy? Cowboy, you debrief the woman. She might know something that we need to know. Abel, you’ll be with us.” Jamison turned back to Gray. “Is there a problem with that, Gray?”

“Not a damn one, at least in my book.”

Abel nodded.

“The woman said he has explosives set up around the perimeter?” Jamison asked.

Nodding, Gray swiped a hand down his jaw. “She said she heard him say he did. I think he was blowing smoke because he wouldn’t have had the time. I have a plan. It’ll take all hands-on deck.”

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