Well, compared to the dead third member, that was some very good news. The woman is just out of surgery, but will keep the leg.” Sofia echoed the information coming in over her radio. “The guy is fine-they’re giving him a new section of bone in his arm. Integrating with the UN security team-that had dissolved so catastrophically last night-hadn’t been her usual mode. But he’d also shown a thoughtful side that was wholly unexpected from a man who projected macho jerk so effectively.Īs Kidon, she was far more used to operating alone. A fine sniper, and a soldier who always kept his wits and his sense of humor. Crap! She’d known it, even as she’d snapped the monkey line on his chest. As usual with this team, everyone knew everything from the first moment-except her.Ĭarl was dead. So, Chad’s entire debrief had been broadcast to the whole group. Sofia didn’t even bother to repeat the question. One dead, one alive, but I was sort of moving fast and couldn’t slow down enough to see about the third.” She came aboard the helo with three of them last night. “Ask Richie to find out what happened to Tanya’s people. “Oh,” Chad signaled for Sofia to wait a moment. She turned to Sofia, who was watching them closely. “You just wanted an excuse to hang all on me.”Īnd she’d fallen for it. Need a crutch or an ambulance? She’d give him a crutch right across his head. Last night he had hung on to her like it was broken. I’ll just chew some ibuprofen or something shouldn’t be an issue.”
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