Mach One by Amy Jarecki

Author:Amy Jarecki [Jarecki, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-01T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Mia was still in the rear of the plane when Luke donned the headset and called Garth. She was riled, but he couldn’t deal with that now.

“Talk to me.” More gravelly than usual, the CO’s voice rumbled in the headphones. But then it was nine p.m. Mountain Time, which meant three in the morning in Iceland.

Luke explained about the Zambada attack and his hasty getaway. There was no use standing and fighting when they were outnumbered, and he had the perfect excuse of needing to take Mia away before she fell into the hands of those monsters. El Padrino may have thought he’d insulated himself by killing his family but a man only had to listen to The Godfather talk to realize he was insanely jealous about Mia. His bloody pet.

“It’s about time Zambada made a move.” Garth sounded like he was waking up. “I’m surprised it hasn’t happened sooner.”

“Yeah, but I thought we’d have more forewarning. Morales’ enemies have never attacked Hacienda Paraiso in the past because it’s surrounded by allies.”

“You ever met a poor farmer who couldn’t be bought?”

“I suppose not, sir.” Luke tapped the fuel gauge. “The problem is I have about enough fuel to make it to the border if I fly due north. That’ll put me in New Mexico. Any place we can land that won’t draw attention from the Feds?”

“Give me a minute to make my way up to the Command Center. What’s your estimated flight time?”

“Three hours, ten minutes.” Luke glanced to the door. Odd—Mia was keeping to herself. “Do you have an update on the op?”

“Busted up three more shipments. We’re in the process of freezing the bank accounts on your filly’s list. Let me tell you, she’s worth her weight in gold.”

The cockpit door opened, and the woman herself moved inside. Looking back, Luke’s gut twisted. He should have known she’d be shell-shocked. By the expression on her face, she was crashing hard.

“Roger that, boss. I’ll wait for your instructions for landing. Over and out.” Trying to smile, he gestured toward the co-pilot seat. “Ever sat up front in a plane before?” he asked, hoping the new experience would help her snap out of it.

“No.” She slid into the seat and crossed her arms, rubbing her hands up and down.

“Are you cold?”

“No.”

Luke chewed his bottom lip. Hell, he knew the temperature had nothing to do with her despondence. “Strap yourself in. You can see the curve of the world from this vantage point.”

“I can’t see much of anything in the dark.”

He nodded, though he always could see the arc of the earth regardless if it was day or night. “I expect we’ll touch down in about three hours.”

“Where?”

“I’m waiting on clearance to enter U.S. airspace.”

“U.S.?” she asked, sounding alarmed.

“Yes, ma’am.”

“I don’t know if I should be going there.”

“Is there someone looking for you?”

“I don’t think so.”

Jeez, she wasn’t making any sense.

Her shoulders curled forward. “I don’t have a passport or anything.”

“How about a last name?” he hedged.

In a heartbeat, the girl’s eyes filled with fear.

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