Page 55 of Justice for the SEAL
“Yeah. Slow down.” The Ferrari slid down the off-ramp like a child’s toy on a track. “Cut the lights,” said Logan. “It’s justahead.”
A wide mansion came into view in the distance, it’s silhouette reminding Logan of the WhiteHouse.
“How are we going to find her in there?” askedLogan.
“Easy. Royce wants her to be found. The trick is to get in and get the girl without getting ourselvesblownup.”
Cowboy parked the car in the woods surrounding the property. The men grabbed their packs, weapons and earpieces. “We’re going in,” saidCowboy.
“Affirmative. We’re heading in from the back of the property,”saidHawk.
Logan was holding binoculars to his eyes. “I see her. Right there, in the big window to the right of the front door. She’s tied to a dining room chair. No sign ofRoyce.”
“That’s what I call bait. I’ve got ten bucks says we’re in for a bait ’n’ switch by the time we get up there.Comeon.”
When the reached the end of the canopied forest, they stopped to regroup. “See that fire escape up the back side of the house?” Cowboy asked. “We go there. Climb up and get access to the roof, so we can get back down through a stairwell, duct, orcourtyard.”
“That’s what he’s expecting us to do,” said Logan. “I say we march right up to the front door and letourselvesin.”
“Too dangerous. It’s completely lit up. We’ll be sitting ducks forthisguy.”
“He would have covered the roof, Cowboy. It’s the most obvious point ofentry.”
Cowboy sighed. “You want to go in the frontfuckingdoor.”
“Yes.”
“We needcover.”
Logan looked from the woods to the house. “That’s about twelve hundredyards.”
Cowboy talked into his microphone. “Hawk can you make a kill shot from twelve hundredyards?”
“I’m not a sniper,Cowboy.”
“I can do it,” saidLogan.
Cowboy met hisstare.
Hawk’s voice came over their earpieces. “Logan’s a better shot thanIam.”
Cowboy narrowed his eyes. “Twelve hundredyards.”
“Wind out of the northwest, eight miles an hour. I can make it, Leo.” He held out his hand for the high powered rifle. “I’ve gotyoursix.”
Cowboy put the gun in Logan’s hand and nodded his head once. “Going in thefrontdoor.”
“Right.”
Logan turned around, quickly spotting a tree he could climb for some height. By the time he got up there and turned around, Leo was gone. He pulled out his binoculars and night vision goggles, easily spotting the HERO Force men. He got into position, scanning the windows for any sign ofRoyce.
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Royce leftthe room nearly an hour ago, leaving Gemma in front of the window like a mannequin ondisplay.
Don’t fall for it,Logan.
She didn’t know where Royce had gone, but she knew he was using her to lure the HERO Force team to her rescue, and he would do everything in his power to ensure none of themsurvived.
