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Chapters (39)
  1. Cover
  2. Praise for Collateral Damage
  3. Half Title Page
  4. Books by Lynette Eason
  5. Title Page
  6. Copyright Page
  7. CHAPTERONE
  8. CHAPTERTWO
  9. CHAPTERTHREE
  10. CHAPTERFOUR
  11. CHAPTERFIVE
  12. CHAPTERSIX
  13. CHAPTERSEVEN
  14. CHAPTEREIGHT
  15. CHAPTERNINE
  16. CHAPTERTEN
  17. CHAPTERELEVEN
  18. CHAPTERTWELVE
  19. CHAPTERTHIRTEEN
  20. CHAPTERFOURTEEN
  21. CHAPTERFIFTEEN
  22. CHAPTERSIXTEEN
  23. CHAPTERSEVENTEEN
  24. CHAPTEREIGHTEEN
  25. CHAPTERNINETEEN
  26. CHAPTERTWENTY
  27. CHAPTERTWENTY-ONE
  28. CHAPTERTWENTY-TWO
  29. CHAPTERTWENTY-THREE
  30. CHAPTERTWENTY-FOUR
  31. CHAPTERTWENTY-FIVE
  32. CHAPTERTWENTY-SIX
  33. CHAPTERTWENTY-SEVEN
  34. CHAPTERTWENTY-EIGHT
  35. An Excerpt from Book 3 in the Series
  36. Acknowledgments
  37. About the Author
  38. Back Ads
  39. Back Cover

“What’s Caden’s number?” he asked Sarah. She gave it to him. Gavin paused. The fact that McClain had landed so close made him twitchy. “The baseball field, you say?”

The coach narrowed his eyes. “Yeah, why?”

Sirens sounded in the distance and Gavin turned to the coach. “You need to lock down the school.”

The man blinked. “What?”

“The school. Lock it down. The man who landed on the baseball field is a killer. Cops are on the way. If he feels trapped, he could be unpredictable. Is anyone else in the school?”

“It’s after hours so not many, but yeah, a few people.”

“Tell them to stay put and lock their doors.”

The coach pulled his radio from his pocket and gave the code to the front office. He turned to his fellow coach. “Get the guys into the locker room and lock it down. Call the cops on the way and let them know where you are.”

The team took off and one of the coaches followed.

The other eyed them. “You guys are really okay?”

“We will be as soon as help arrives.” He turned his attention back to the phone. “Caden?”

“Are you all right?” Caden demanded. “Where’s Sarah?”

“She’s right here. We’re fine. McClain got away.”

“We’re on his trail. The chopper tracked him to the ground but lost him in some trees. You and Sarah jumped?”

“We did. We need a ride.” He told Caden their location.

“It’s on the way, but it’s going to take me some time to get there. Local cops are on the way.”

“McClain is here,” Gavin said, his eyes scanning the area between the baseball and football fields. “He’s close to the school. Valley High. I told a coach to lock it down and call 911.”

“Good. Find a place to lay low and wait for us.”

Gavin narrowed his eyes, searching. McClain was out there somewhere. “Did you find your father?”

“He’s in surgery right now but is expected to make a full recovery.”

He met Sarah’s gaze. “Excellent.” He passed the news on to Sarah and the relief on her face encouraged him. “We’ll be waiting for you.” He hung up and handed the phone back to the coach. “Now, go join your team.”

The coach took off, and Gavin stilled, seeing movement. “There he is.”

“Where?”

“He’s coming this way.”

Sarah shivered. “He waited for us, didn’t he?”

Gavin pulled her toward the parking lot next to the football field. “Yeah. We should have seen his parachute in the baseball field on our way down. He must have hidden it.”

“Really? Out of all of the places to land, we choose the same one he did?”