Compound Fracture: Book Three in The Locker Nine Series by Franklin Horton

Author:Franklin Horton [Horton, Franklin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-30T16:00:00+00:00

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The national forest where Georgia met North Carolina was beautiful country. It would have been an amazing opportunity to see it by ATV if not for the distraction of all that had happened that day. It made it impossible for Sonyea and Robert to let down their guard at all. They were wary of strangers and of riding into a trap. They were wary that Jeff was lying to them and all of this time spent trying to find this campground was a waste. If this was a trick and he was taking them in the wrong direction, the families would probably slip by them on the road and all of this would have been for nothing.

As if they weren’t nervous enough already, things got hairy when they approached the general area of Murphy, North Carolina, where a lake limited their trail options. They had to take more public roads and traverse neighborhoods where they were exposed and vulnerable. Robert was deathly afraid they’d encounter a roadblock or someone would open fire on them. He skirted the actual town, and ran into no problems. He maintained enough speed that he was gone before people really had time to process what was going on.

They re-entered the woods near a casino, following a winding road to the top of a mountain. Robert killed the engine in an empty clearing. The sun was setting, throwing a brilliant orange light on the world around them.

“We stop for the show?” Jeff asked, nodding toward the sunset.

“We’re close to that campground you were talking about,” Robert said. “As long as you were telling the truth.”

“I am telling the truth!”

“It’s just down the mountain from us. I want to refuel the vehicle and grab a bite to eat. Once we start this ball rolling, it’s hard to say when the next opportunity for a meal might come along.”

“How are we going to start the ball rolling?” Sonyea asked.

“Depends on what we find,” Robert replied. “No idea, really.”

Robert and Sonyea climbed out, leaving Jeff cuffed in the vehicle.

“I need to stretch my legs,” he whined.

“You’ll have plenty of opportunity for that later,” Robert assured him. “We’ll probably walk from here.”

“It’s that close?” Sonyea asked.

Robert nodded. “The sound of this machine will echo a pretty good distance in these valleys. I don’t want to put anyone on guard and give them any reason to be expecting something.”

They unpacked a plastic tote with food and bottled water. Sonyea set Jeff up with food and a drink, uncuffing one of his hands so he could reach his mouth. Robert checked weapons and topped off magazines. He double-checked the battery levels in flashlights, optics, and night vision, as well as making sure they each had spare batteries.

They ate foil pouches of tuna, crackers, and string cheese. While they ate, Robert separated out some food, splitting it into two stacks.

“Put that in your pack,” he told Sonyea.

“We’re taking packs?”

“I’m damn sure not leaving my pack behind,” he said. “What if this thing goes

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