Terror Rising: Reckoning- Book 1 by Hayden Roger

Author:Hayden, Roger [Hayden, Roger]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: General Fiction
Published: 2016-05-30T04:00:00+00:00

Teamwork

Angela’s nerves were shot as she sat in the passenger seat of a black four-door Ford Fusion, Special Agent Burke’s very own government-leased vehicle. His look and demeanor had changed, almost as though he were another person. Gone were his suit and tie and G-man aura, replaced with the covert attire of a black ops ranger: black shirt and jeans, gray tactical vest, and black boots.

When Angela had asked him what she should wear, he simply told her nothing that would draw attention. Burke had his reasons. He also had brought with him startling and impressive firepower. In the trunk was an M240 7.62mm fully automatic machine gun, and a M500 pump-action shotgun. Angela was certain the weapons weren’t government issued but of Burke’s own collection. She didn’t ask.

Burke had a pistol at his side, as did Angela. And resting upright against the steering wheel was an M4 carbine-action rifle. Angela had never encountered someone with so many weapons. And though she knew little of his past, she did know that he was in his mid-forties and had led a fairly quiet, normal life for years, working as a counterterrorist agent for the CIA.

At some point he had lost his family—where and how he had not said. Angela didn’t want to admit it, but she felt she was beginning to feel a connection with him. He was the only person who seemed absolutely determined to rescue her daughters.

As they sat in a vacant lot under the evening sky, Burke held a pair of thermal binoculars to his eyes, scoping out a house of interest from far across the street. The old two-story home in question was wedged among several other low-rent homes on the busy neighborhood block.

For the past hour, Burke’s interest in the house had only grown despite their seeing little activity beyond cars passing them by. The house, Burke had revealed, was their starting point. Closed curtains covered every window with a faint glow of light behind some of them.

“How did you find out about this place?” Angela asked. Her wardrobe was simpler than his—a short-sleeve fitted T-shirt, black jeans, and boots. Her hair was tied back in a bun, and her pistol fit snugly in its side holster. In the backseat, Burke had two bulletproof jackets. Angela knew how important it was to have them. One bullet could do a lot of damage to a careless person as she had learned the past couple of days.

Burke was as vague as always with his answer. “This house has been on my radar for some time. A guy in the agency put me onto it.”

“Who lives there?”

Burke set his binoculars down and turned to her as an eighteen-wheeler roared past them. “Supposedly a family. Omar and Samirah Khan and their five children.”

Angela turned to him, confused. “A family? What do you plan on doing?”

“The truth is, Omar’s family is back in Pakistan. The only people living in that house are Omar and about five of his buddies. Maybe more.”

“Are you sure about that?”

“As sure as I can be about any of this.

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