Page 216 of Chaos has a Name
That was fine.
Now, she knew where she was, and all she had to do was get to a safe spot.
“Is there a river about a mile from where we are?” she asked, grateful that when they came here, Ethan and Callen had gone hunting a few times, bringing her along.
“Yes.”
A marker appeared.
“I hope you were a Girl Scout, Mother. If not, it’s going to be a long trip back. Oh, and weather is coming in. I can pull up the radar from the satellite if you wish.”
She didn’t wish.
Elizabeth would walk through a tornado to live long enough to see her babies grow up. Some rain? She wasn’t worried about it.
As for her being a Girl Scout…
Oh, she had been one. That was until she got kicked out for conduct unbecoming a member.
She’d learned her map skills because she hung out with Marines.
Thanks to them, she could navigate terrain without any help.
“Apparently, the Girl Scouts wasn’t all about the cookies, MATE,” she joked.
Her vest chortled.
Yeah, it was good to have company.
“We have to get moving,” she admitted. “My badge and gun are gone, and so is my phone. I think I’m up next in the snack fest.”
And this was bad.
Real.
Bad.
For her, Elizabeth couldn’t wait for help to find her. They might not reach her in time.
This time, Elizabeth Blackhawk had to save herself.
* * *The Blackhawk Family* * *
Not Far From
Campground Area
And Crime Scene
Earlier…
If panic had a face, it would be Ivan’s. As he reached the space where they split up while chasing the person who had fired on them with arrows, he couldn’t hear anything.
No more running.
No more sounds.
Nothing was making a noise but animals in the forest, and even they weren’t nearly as loud. Out in the distance, there was a rumbling of thunder, and that was ominous.
