The Haunts of Cruelty by R.G. Ryan

Author:R.G. Ryan [Ryan, R.G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BookBaby
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-eight

“Jake! Jake, are you still with us? Talk to me, buddy.”

Gerald Redfern’s frantic voice came over my in-ear comm.

“I’m alive,” I groaned. “But far from okay.”

“What happened?”

“It’s complicated, but let’s just say that when I wasn’t paying attention Morgan beaned me in the back of my head with a rock and managed to get the Sig away from me.”

“You’re not shot, are you?”

“No, in fact I think I may have shot him with the DP.”

“You’re not sure?”

“No, I’m not. What I am sure of is that I have a concussion from that knock on the head and…”

I must have lost consciousness for a moment because I heard Redfern shouting, “Jake! Jake, are you there?”

I roused myself enough to respond.

“Yeah, I’m here, but I’m barely holding on and I don’t know if I can walk. My immediate problem is, I think Morgan is wounded, but I don’t know how seriously. He may be just laying low, waiting for me to make a move. I have some concealment and have him outgunned by a bunch. So, I think my best bet right now is to stay put and let this play out.”

“Okay…okay. So what can we do?” Redfern asked.

I was starting to fade, and I knew I had to finish up quickly.

“First of all, did you get Cassie’s location?”

I heard him sigh deeply.

“The simple answer is…no.”

“What? Why?”

“I couldn’t begin to tell you. William says that it could be any number of factors, but he’s not sure.”

I said, “Do you at least still have my position?”

“Affirmative. But the chopper is still about thirty minutes out and we’ve had no luck repairing the rotor on ours. I can send a couple of my guys overland to your position. At least you’d have some help with the wound and to hold off Morgan in case he‘s still a threat.”

My head was spinning and I could no longer hold a sitting position. I fell over onto my side feeling seriously worse than any time I could remember.

“Jake? You still with me?”

I tried to answer, but my speech was so slurred Redfern couldn’t understand what I was saying.

I heard him hollering, “Go get him! Go now!” Then, “Jake, I’m sending the guys. They’re young and fast and will be there soon. I need you to hang on, buddy. Just hang on.”

Or at least that’s what I thought he said. I couldn’t tell you for sure, because I passed out.

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