s rotors barely disturbing the humid jungle air. As Avery carried Ethan out into t

, professional woman who began checking him

proached and gave a crisp salute

f vulnerability was gone, locked away. She nodded, her gaze shifting ba

nterrogator to have a chat with him. I need to know ev

ide her. "We've already swept their comms. This wa

rrowed to dangerous slits. "M

he order was for a 'son of a promising tech firm CEO from Crestview Ci

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t foot in that city, hadn't even allowed herself to think about it

was sitting on the helicopter's ramp, a thermal blanket

u?" Her voice was soft a

and gripped the fabric of her tactical pants,

f her tactical gloves, her bare ha

for the children. Send them to the nearest US embassy and ensure they get home safely. Erase all

ion serious. "Phoenix Pro

nto bags. "Sanitize the scene. Make it look lik

ains everything I pulled from their local server. I want a full breakdown of the Ch

his hand. "Commander, this is a glo

s breaking ice. "They targeted my family. This is no

pulling the blanket tighter around him. The heli

ed his head against her shoulder. His voice was small, muffled b

the small window. "In the past five years," she said quiet

is voice low and professional as he directed the clean-up. But to himself, h

secure communication link. She bypassed military networks, routing the sign

beled 'Home'. She took a deep, steadyi

woman's voice answered, thick with e

ysical pain, a reminder of all the time she had lost. She force

I have Ethan. W