Keane (The Mavericks Book 9) by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer [Mayer, Dale]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Military, romance
ISBN: 9781773362960
Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2020-07-20T18:30:00+00:00

Hidden behind the rock, Keane stayed motionless. The first thing he heard had been a tiny scrape up above. He hadn’t expected to see any four-legged predators tonight. He hadn’t seen signs of any wildlife, only birds. Which ruled out any other larger animal. The only ones at issue now were two-legged predators. He studied the cliffs around him. He had already memorized their natural shape, in case anything hunkered down and tried to blend in.

As his gaze went across once and then came back again even slower, he stopped and studied one little hill that wasn’t there before. This newest intruder had sunglasses on, hiding the whites of his eyes, and the glasses had a tint that would stop any reflection. But he was still taking a chance.

When Keane caught a reflection, he realized that they really did have a visitor. The shot, when it came, was both a surprise, yet not unexpected. What he hadn’t expected was the target. Wilson’s body jerked once. He’d been half dozing against the rocks and had never seen it coming. He never felt a thing. The only change was the blossoming red spot in the center of his forehead.

And that told Keane a whole lot more. It wasn’t that easy to shoot downward, and whoever was up there was good at his job. But he wouldn’t have come alone, and that meant at least one more guy was out there. Keane heard Lennox nearby as he whispered, “Bull’s-eye.”

Keane nodded and gave a thumbs-up. The figure up above quickly disappeared backward again. But was he gone? Did he suspect that his target was the only person here? Did he not care? Had he come and done his job, or had he not even realized that Wilson wasn’t alone? With the first two gunmen now dead, the question was, who were these other men, what were they up to, and why would they have taken out Wilson?

When it was safe, Keane slipped toward Lennox and they both snuck silently to the wooden doors. “I figured two,” he said, “and they likely came in where our Zodiac is.”

“One going low. One going high,” Lennox said, already strapping weapons onto a hip holster and securing a knife at his ankle. “Yeah, we’ll need to take a little bit more weaponry with us though.”

They headed back inside to the two women. Keane caught sight of the whites of both of their eyes. “We’re going after the shooter and his partner,” he said.

Both women gasped but didn’t say a word.

“Stay inside, and don’t make a sound,” Keane said. “We don’t know that they even realize you’re here, so let’s keep it that way. They’ve shot Wilson dead, and they could be looking for his buddy Adam. In which case they won’t find him, or maybe they’ll just take off.”

“What will you do?” Sandrine whispered.

“We’re going after them. They got here somehow. That means they have some way to leave.”

She nodded slowly. “Or they were dropped off.”

“Or they were dropped off and somebody is circling the island.

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