Dark Abyss

Author:Kaitlyn O'Connor [O'Connor, Kaitlyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Erotica, Fiction
ISBN: 9781451572506
Google: OA6fSQAACAAJ
Amazon: 1451572506
Barnesnoble: 1451572506
Goodreads: 9148977
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2009-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

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Simon paused in the shadow of a large rock, resisting the urge to adjust the gear he was wearing. The body armor and the assortment of weapons he’d donned for the assault had made swimming hellish, but it was even worse once he got out of the water, awkward and miserably uncomfortable. It would’ve been suicidal to go in without it, though. The volcanic rock Miles Cavendish had chosen for his lair was like a fortress and surrounded by a fairly impressive army.

It was a ‘new’ island, hadn’t even been in existence long enough to make it on to any maps, not surprising since it had been formed in an eruption less than fifty years earlier and wasn’t much more than a rock now. The vegetation was sparse and he was willing to bet there wasn’t much in the way of fresh water—maybe none. The vegetation might rely entirely on rain—which made the island less than desirable for settlers looking for land.

He doubted Miles Cavendish had any neighbors they needed to worry about—just the army of guards bristling with weapons. By his guess, they were outnumbered and he wasn’t anywhere near the mansion yet. He was hoping most of the guards were patrolling the beach and the outer perimeter and not within the high walls surrounding Cavendish’s mansion, but he already had doubts those hopes would be realized.

He just hoped they could get to Anna and get her out in one piece. He’d made himself a promise that he’d stay out of her life if he could just get her out of the mess he’d gotten her in to, see to it that she was safe.

When he was certain there was no one within hearing distance, he activated his communicator. “I count four on the beach—automatics. Five in the rocks between the beach and the mansion—three have sniper rifles, two with automatics.”

“Two snipers on the beach make six,” Caleb reported after a moment’s silence, “… four in the rocks on my side, two snipers, two automatics.”

Several minutes passed. Simon was preparing to move forward when Ian reported in. “We’re in position. I spotted two.”

“Two more on the south east corner,” Joshua reported.

“Base?” Simon asked, hoping the rocks hadn’t interfered with the transmission.

The response was so weak he cupped his hand over the earpiece and still didn’t catch it all. “Repeat!” To his relief, they seemed to be receiving better than sending.

“Should I send someone to take out the snipers?”

Simon considered it. “Get them into position, but tell them to hold either for a verbal command or first shots fired. Got that?”

He scanned the area and began moving again the moment he had confirmation.

He wanted to get Anna to a safe distance before there were any shots fired, but failing that, he didn’t want to be cut off and possibly pinned down without reinforcements. He’d left the standing order to launch the attack immediately if there was an exchange of gunfire whether they’d had time to clear the mansion or not.

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