Blue Curse (Blue Wolf Book 1) by Brad Magnarella

Author:Brad Magnarella [Magnarella, Brad]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2017-11-12T07:00:00+00:00

Parker jogged to keep pace with me as I stalked toward the gate in the compound wall. Beyond, I could hear the Apaches touching down in the pasture, the thumping of their blades winding down.

“I’m sorry, sir,” Parker stammered, out of breath. “But Segundo made me promise to keep him updated. And when I told him about your mission, he said he was getting Team 5 into the fight.”

“You defied an order.”

“Yeah, but Segundo said—”

“I don’t care what he said. I still outrank him.”

Parker looked like he was about to add something then thought better of it. I growled and stormed ahead. I needed to be getting ready to head out, not dealing with a second-in-command who wouldn’t take no for an answer.

I passed through the gate and swung toward the pasture to find Segundo and the team not only fully outfitted, but unloading more gear. I reached into a pocket and pulled on my balaclava to hide my monstrous face from the pilots. Spotting a stained scarf on the ground, I scooped it up and wrapped it around my neck. As I approached the team, I shrugged my arms at Segundo: What are you doing?

“Not my decision,” he shouted.

“What in the hell are you talking about?”

He strode over to meet me. “I got a hold of Colonel Stanick and gave him the song and dance about keeping the populace in our camp in the wake of the bombing. Stanick was furious at Centurion, and get this—he used a clause in their contract to have Baine arrested. That’s right, the little shit’s locked in a military cell. But Stanick didn’t like the idea of you and Parker out here on your own, especially with enemy fighters in the region. He sent us back in with aid until we know the corridor is secure.”

I narrowed my eyes at him. “And Parker’s update about my mission didn’t have anything to do with that?”

“Well … it might have made me lobby harder than I otherwise would have,” he confessed with a smirk. “By the way, it’s good to see you too. I don’t mean literally, of course. You look like a freaking nightmare.”

I sighed as I accepted his clasp and let him pull me into a hug. “Look, I love you too, man,” I said. “You know that. But we went over this already. This is my thing. I can’t get the team involved.”

“Hey, CENTCOM wants a secure corridor. That White Dragon you’re going after? I didn’t say a word to the higher ups, of course, but if he’s threatening the people here, then he’s a danger to the supply route.”

“That’s a bit of a stretch.”

“Is it? Pete ever tell you the story about that thing attacking his buddy’s Apache? These dragons don’t discriminate, bro. They’re a threat to the coalition’s interests, which means they need to be eliminated. And that’s what we do.”

“You haven’t seen them in action,” I said. “Their scales are like iron plating. They can flatten buildings with a flick of their tails, freeze men solid with their breath.

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