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Chapters (59)
  1. Part I Reconnaissance
  2. Chapter One
  3. Chapter Two
  4. Chapter Three
  5. Part II Incursion
  6. Chapter Four
  7. Chapter Five
  8. Chapter Six
  9. Chapter Seven
  10. Chapter Eight
  11. Chapter Nine
  12. Chapter Ten
  13. Part III Under Siege
  14. Chapter Eleven
  15. Chapter Twelve
  16. Chapter Thirteen
  17. Part IV Course Correction
  18. Chapter Fourteen
  19. Part V Balance of Power
  20. Chapter Fifteen
  21. Chapter Sixteen
  22. Chapter Seventeen
  23. Chapter Eighteen
  24. Chapter Nineteen
  25. Chapter Twenty
  26. Chapter Twenty-One
  27. Chapter Twenty-Two
  28. Chapter Twenty-Three
  29. Chapter Twenty-Four
  30. Chapter Twenty-Five
  31. Chapter Twenty-Six
  32. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  33. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  34. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  35. Part VI Spy versus Spy
  36. Chapter Thirty
  37. Chapter Thirty-One
  38. Chapter Thirty-Two
  39. Chapter Thirty-Three
  40. Part VII Winds of War and Flame
  41. Chapter Thirty-Four
  42. Chapter Thirty-Five
  43. Chapter Thirty-Six
  44. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  45. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  46. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  47. Chapter Forty
  48. Chapter Forty-One
  49. Part VIII Strong to the Finish
  50. Chapter Forty-Two
  51. Chapter Forty-Three
  52. Part IX Spy Games
  53. Chapter Forty-Four
  54. Chapter Forty-Five
  55. Chapter Forty-Six
  56. Part X What Goes Around
  57. Chapter Forty-Seven
  58. Chapter Forty-Eight
  59. About the Author

“Next, you three are staying here with me,” he said to the three van drivers in police uniforms. “Make sure the jammers are functioning and maintain comms with the base of operations. But don’t tell them anything. I’ll update the boss as soon as we’re done.” Even though the CEO of Huntsmen Enterprises was his closest friend, it was not a conversation he looked forward to. Griffin did not accept failure well.

“Roger that,” the three men said, almost in unison, and moved away to the vehicles.

“And you two searchers are also staying here with me, at least until we put this guy down,” he said to the last two men who’d hidden in the van before the shooting started. “You’ve trained on the devices, and while it doesn’t look like rocket science, I’d still rather have you two do it, but you can’t if you’re dead.”

Barrett turned to the four remaining on his sheriff’s deputy team. “Which means you four have the top priority of getting that bastard. You up for it?” He didn’t wait for a response. “You two grab night vision and push him through the woods. If he’s still in there, he’s going to have to come out somewhere. Use the NODs to hunt him down. If he’s got some kind of night-vision device, at least now it will be a fair fight.” Directing his attention to the remaining two team members. “You two, move along the front of the homes on the right side of Arrow Drive. If you see any movement inside, break in, and search the house. All four of you, stay in contact with each other on the handheld radios and update as needed. I’ll be monitoring. Are there any questions?”

The men looked at each other, shook their heads, and turned back to their leader. Just as I thought. “Good. Happy hunting.”

Without another word, the men jogged off, the mission already first and foremost in their minds.

Okay. One last thing before I call Griffin and give him the bad news.

Barrett walked over to the pavilion and up the steps, ignoring the cries and pleas of the residents. He surveyed the crowd—parents, children, the old, the young, even a few pets—placed his hands together, and spoke truth to the people of Hidden Refuge for the first time that night.

Chapter Twelve

Chapter
TWELVE

Sam was terrified. Her mind still reeled from the last transmission Ben had sent before she’d run back inside her house. She’d instinctively turned off the hallway lights and sat on the floor of her father’s office.