Resistant by Rachael Sparks

Author:Rachael Sparks
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: SparkPress
Published: 2018-11-06T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 19

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Camden, Maine

By midday, they’d crossed through a couple of towns, found a warm meal, and asked around about boatyards. The largest by far was still miles off, but with Navy’s encouragement and indulgence in an afternoon coffee, they reached it before nightfall and began looking over the pool of vessels from a nearby hill. With the cover of night, Navy expected they could determine the security obstacles to stealing a boat, and perhaps even procure one by morning. He preferred Army’s unique savvy for breaking and entering boats, honed in his youth and further sharpened in the SEALs, but Navy knew enough about hot-wiring vehicles from his own misspent youth that he still had hope.

From her position on her stomach, Rory checked again that her hair was still tightly under the newsboy cap she’d had on since they set out. Though it itched, it kept her most recognizable feature hidden. Pulling the binoculars up to her eyes, she scanned over the boats: yachts large and small, boats old and new. She knew how to pilot a boat in the shallow waters off Woods Hole, but beyond the sound and the bay, she was out of her league. From her perspective, the most reasonable boat to steal was an older one that was unlikely to be missed.

“So, Navy SEAL. What’s your training telling you?” she asked him. He’d been silently watching the boatyard like a hawk, and the sun was close to the horizon.

“That dark green one, third marina row from the south, eighth vessel on the dock. Looks uninhabited but kept clean. And it’s subtle.” Setting down his binoculars, he looked over at her. “You ready?”

She looked shocked. Sunset was creeping onto night, and she assumed it was bad timing until nightfall. The light would illuminate them fully.

“Sunset into twilight is when your eyes have the most difficulty with light. Shadows are indistinct, your pupils are trying to decide whether to contract or adapt to darkness and dilate. You can sneak right past people’s vision, and they often aren’t sure what they saw.” Grabbing her hand, he led her down the shadiest edge of the hill and on a circuitous route toward the boats. Soon they were through the gate entrance and at the dark green boat.

“Looks open,” she whispered as they crouched alongside it.

He nodded but kept observing. No signs of anyone on the boat, just an open hatch door to the bulkhead. He gave her a shrug, motioned for her to stay put, and launched himself over the keel onto the deck. The boat was less than thirty feet long, so after a quick scan and an unanswered knock on the bulkhead door, he helped her on.

“I’ll check the engine, you check what supplies they have and dig for a key. Maybe we’ll get lucky.”

Rory nodded and headed into the darkened lower area of the boat, pulling out her flashlight and trying not to let it hit windows. She saw a small galley, coffee pot temptingly ready to start.

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