The Exit Strategy Bundle by Jocelynn Drake

Author:Jocelynn Drake [Drake, Jocelynn]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2020-01-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

A loud explosion rocked the little house. Justin reached out to catch himself against the doorjamb. He’d fallen asleep in Grunt’s uncomfortable bed and was just now stumbling out to locate Gabriel and coffee…preferably in that order. As he got his feet under him, Grunt raced past him down the hall toward the living room and his computers, moving far faster than he thought possible for the older man. Gabriel was right behind him, nearly colliding with Justin as he tried to set out into the hall.

“What the fuck was that?” Justin demanded. At first he’d thought he’d imagined it, though he wasn’t quite sure how. His brain was still coming online.

“Grenade,” Gabriel called as he continued into the living room.

“Are you shitting me?” Justin said, but no one was paying attention to him. He turned back into the bedroom and scooped up his boots before hurrying after his two companions. He found them both glaring at a monitor that looked like it was showing a shadowy view of the forest.

“How many?” Gabriel asked.

“Looks like half a dozen.” Grunt shook his head and swore under his breath. “Looks like your father has finally figured out that he needs to send them in higher numbers if he’s gonna get me.”

Gabriel frowned and looked over his shoulder at Justin as he sat on the couch to pull on his boots. They were likely thinking the same thing—Nicolai had found a way to track them. They’d led these fuckers to Grunt’s door. Not that he had a clue as to how. They’d been careful on the drive from Vienna. There had been zero sign of a tail.

“You’ve gotta make a run for it,” Grunt continued.

“Whoa! Wait! We’re not leaving you,” Justin said, standing with one boot in his hand. “You’ve got to have to weapons around here. We can make a stand. It’s three against six. I have definitely faced worse odds.”

“Don’t you worry about me, boy.” Grunt cackled and it sounded more than a little insane. “I’ve got plenty of surprises for these assholes.”

Gabriel placed a hand on his shoulder. “I agree with Justin. We stay and help fight. They could be here because of us.”

“And which of us has a better chance of taking out your family? Giving me a chance to get a little house on the beach with a big island lady?”

Gabriel looked back at Justin again, his expression twisted with indecision. He didn’t want to leave the man who’d protected and helped him after Ivan’s murder, and Justin couldn’t blame him. This looked bad. But neither of them knew what kind of booby traps and other tricks Grunt had up his sleeve.

But he had a point. They had the best chance at getting rid of Nicolai. If Grunt could just survive this one attack, then he had a shot at true freedom at last. And Justin had to admit that he liked the idea of a sunburned Grunt relaxing on some distant beach with a large wife who complained that he was too skinny.

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