The Princess and the Mercenary by Victoria Paige

Author:Victoria Paige [Paige, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Victoria Paige Books
Published: 2019-05-21T04:00:00+00:00

19

“Tell me about your family.”

Kade stiffened at Yara’s request. After an unspoken truce, they left Abdul’s house to check out the nearby town, pick up some groceries, and find more clothes for her to wear. He needed to get to an area far from where they were hiding to call Bob or Garrison. With the rolling blackout in effect, Kade couldn’t get a bearing on the political situation.

They were driving down the road behind Abdul’s house to see where it led, if it was a viable escape route. It was nothing but trees interspersed with smaller houses, some makeshift traveler’s stops with people selling fruits and handmade wares.

“Have none,” he replied curtly. His family was SSRR and, now, he might not even have them. Max was pretty pissed when Kade took half the team with him, including Roarke who was one of their best men. The crew that broke off from Max wanted to go with Kade to secure Yara, but moving around as a team would be too conspicuous. So, he left them in Aden. With his height and bulk, Kade had a problem blending in even with the scruff on his face, which was why he wore a keffiyeh on his head—a typical Yemeni male’s scarf-like headgear.

“Any of your guys have families?”

“No. We were our own.”

“Were?”

“Max is pretty pissed at me right now.”

“For doing the right thing?”

“That’s my belief. Doesn’t mean it’s his.” Kade slammed on the brakes as a kid streaked across the road. “Dammit!” A goat herd was up ahead. He eased his foot from the brake and let the vehicle roll slowly forward.

“Maybe you should have convinced him.”

“Not my place.” They’d been restricted by military rules for so long, it was liberating to operate outside the realm of the military code of conduct and not be slapped with an Article 134.

Kade glanced at her briefly, noting her frown before turning his attention back to the road. The last of the goats made it to the other end of the road and into a pasture. “I don’t know about you, but I think I’m ready for some meat.”

“Oh my god, you’re one of those people who sees a cow and thinks about steak,” Yara exclaimed.

“In this case, I’m thinking mutton.” Abdul told him he’d make a stew for dinner if Kade would bring home the meat. He could eat anything right now that was not an MRE, beans, or eggs.

Following Bob’s rudimentary directions to the nearest town, Kade guided their Patrol along the narrow lane until the road widened into a small commercial area—a group of one-story mud buildings, roadside shops, and people milling around. It was more crowded than Kade would have preferred but Yara needed clothes and he needed to pick up a few things.

“Oooh, I wonder if Abdul would like some fruits,” Yara said, glancing at the street vendors as he pulled in between a motorcycle and a pickup truck on a dirt parking lot. “I noticed there were no fruits in the house.

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