Leap (Breakthrough Book 2) by Michael C. Grumley

Author:Michael C. Grumley [Grumley, Michael C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-07-17T21:00:00+00:00

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“Carlo!” Josias burst in through the cabin door. “We have trouble!”

Carlo jumped and whirled around. Behind him, Josias could see the shorter woman’s blouse was torn, exposing her bikini top underneath. Carlo didn’t bother replying. He followed Josias back out and up the short set of steps. From there, they ran back out into the darkness to find a giant Oceanhawk helicopter circling the boat.

“Shit!” cried Carlo. He turned and followed the helicopter as it circled less than a hundred yards away around the port side of the boat, then the stern. “Is it the Coast Guard?”

Junior shook his head. “I think it’s their Navy.”

“Throw me a light,” Carlo barked.

Junior rushed to a nearby storage compartment and lifted the old lid. He withdrew a giant flashlight and swung his arm out, throwing it across.

Carlo snatched the light out of the air and turned it on, still watching the chopper as it began another slow circle around the boat. The light was bright enough to partially illuminate the aircraft and revealed the giant side door that was open. Sitting on the inside, someone was leaning out with half of his face behind the night vision scope of an M40A5 sniper rifle.

They remained frozen, continuing to follow the helicopter as it slowly circled a third time, then a fourth. When it completed the fifth circle, the Oceanhawk slowed and stopped near the stern, hovering in place. Steve Caesare, holding the M40A5 rifle tight against his shoulder, never wavered.

The three men gripped their AK-47s tightly. Carlo glanced around the Prowler’s cockpit. It was a mess. There was no chance of lying their way out of this. He let his finger find the trigger guard on the gun, then snake its way around the trigger. “Don’t do anything!” Carlo yelled over the thundering blades. “Wait and see what they do.”

No one moved for a long time. They waited, continuing to watch the helicopter that was still hovering.

Finally, Josias twisted his mouth toward Carlo. “What are they doing?”

“I don’t know.” Carlo continued staring. The U.S. military was ruthless. They would not be fooled no matter how fast he talked. To them, attacking an American boat was basically an act of war. There was no chance of getting off the boat easily with a Navy helicopter and sniper overhead. They would have to make their own exit. “How many do you see?” he asked loudly.

“Just one,” Josias replied.

“Junior?”

Junior looked carefully into the flashlight’s beam, still shining against the helicopter. “I see only one.”

Carlo’s eye narrowed. He was no scholar, but he could count. The sniper might be a good shot, but if the three of them opened fire at the same time, two of them might get away. Especially if they could make it to the launcher on their boat. “Junior,” he said, looking sideways. “Start the engine.”

Junior began to move but quickly froze again. Carlo growled at him for not following orders but suddenly saw the look on Junior’s face. With eyes wide, he was staring across the boat and over Carlo’s right shoulder.

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