It all happened in a sh. Randy couldn''t even tell how the shooting started.
"What''re you doing? Hide!" Erica yelled.
He jolted, quickly ducking behind a tree.
This was life or death. Bullets didn''t care who they hit. Taking cover was important.
He peeked out and saw Erica charging ahead. It reminded him of their childhood.
She had been Caleb''s favorite, but he had thought her skills were just girly fluff.
Now? The gap was ring. She was a beast, and he was a chicken.
Up ahead, Lara couldn''t gauge how many wereing.
A guy ran up, reporting their hidden crew got wiped by Marion. Unsure of the enemy''s numbers, they held back.
Lara''s eyes narrowed. She believed that Marion''s desperation was driven by Debra''s death.<fna159> Read full story at F?ndNovel</fna159>
"He''s courting death," she sneered. "I thought he was smart. Turns out he''s so dumb."
Turning to the messenger, she ordered, "Tell Michael''s people to close in. We''re boxing them up and wiping them out."
"Miss, we can''t."
"What?"
"Mr. Austin''s crew pulled out."
"Pulled out? Who told them to?"
Her face twisted. She''d snuck back from Orkgate with a small team.
Debra had already dropped six. Marion''s attack cut her down more.
The situation was critical, but Michael''s guys bailed.
"Miss, they set the mountain on fire," said a guard.
Her face went white. "Are they out of their minds?"
If the fire spread, they''d all fry.
"Get our people out. Now!" She wasn''t dying there.
Her crew shielded her as they bolted.
"Found them," a guy with binocrs grinned.
"Do it," Marion ordered.
His crew had been with him forever, understanding his every move. Those suckers were done for.
They quickly pulled out lighters and doused the path ahead with fuel. If Lara''s team took that route, the mes would swallow them.
"Miss, it''s burning."
"How''s it spreading so fast?"
Then she realized it was Marion''s trap.
This guy, always quiet behind Debra, pulled a dirty trick when it counted.