Songbird Freed by Lisa Edward

Author:Lisa Edward [Edward, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Lisa Edward
Published: 2014-10-26T04:00:00+00:00

We met back at the office, bags packed, ready to go home. As we were milling around, waiting for the helicopter pilot to get organised, Riley came jogging over.

“Change of plans, guys, I’m taking you to the airbase in the chopper.” He grinned at me. “Wanna go for a ride?”

We piled in excitedly, and as a special treat, I sat up front with headphones on so I could talk to Riley and hear him. He pointed out various landmarks and areas that he’d been through. About fifteen minutes in, a pensive look came over his face and he went quiet for a few minutes.

“Everything okay, Riley?” I asked, leaning forward to see his face clearly.

“See down there?” He indicated with his chin. “That outcrop to the left? That’s where I was being held.”

My head spun to the left, and I leaned forward to get a good view. Even though it looked like every other ridge we had flown over a chill ran through me, knowing that Riley had been shoved in a hole in the ground in the middle of nowhere. If he hadn’t been ransomed, would he ever have been found?

“How did you find Bear out here in the middle of all this?” I suddenly asked. “It all looks the same to me.”

He chuckled. “It does all look the same, but we worked out how often they were coming to get me, and figured the radius of where we were all being kept had to be fairly close.”

Turning in my seat to face him, I asked, “I know you don’t want to keep in touch as in write to each other all the time, but if something big happens, like you find Tech, can you let me know, please?”

He smiled, his eyes lighting up. “Of course.” He sighed. “I know it sounds weird, but I don’t want to commit to writing all the time because I don’t know where I’ll be, and I don’t want to be waiting for your letter every time the mail arrives. But I promise to keep you up to date with anything significant.”

“Thank you, Riley,” I whispered.

The military airbase was just up ahead and we circled wide so we could land facing the wind. So this was it. The tour was over and we were going home, leaving all the soldiers behind to continue the fight and risk their lives every day.

There were several helicopters coming and going as we landed around the side of a hangar that looked just like a big shed. Riley jumped out with us and showed us to the waiting area, which was situated at the far end of the airstrip in front of a tiny office, then led me over to the side to say our goodbyes privately.

He wrapped his arms around me, squeezing me in to him. “Thank you for last night,” he whispered into my hair. “I hope everything works out with you and Cole, I really do.” He raised his head, his eyes holding my gaze.

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