The Sniper's Kiss by Justine Saracen

Author:Justine Saracen [Justine Saracen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781626398405
Amazon: B06WP93XBT
Barnesnoble: B06WP93XBT
Goodreads: 34375085
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2017-03-14T03:00:00+00:00

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Captain Goretzky, to her relief, had no time for her. He was frantically gathering papers into a leather satchel and barking orders to subordinates, preparing to withdraw.

He glanced up briefly. “So you’re the only survivor?”

“Yes, sir. They strafed us and then blew everything up.”

He looked her up and down. “You look fit to me. Why were you in an ambulance?”

“I had a concussion and this head wound.” She pointed to the bright red ridge that ran diagonally through her right eyebrow. It still oozed a thin trickle of blood that she had to wipe away periodically. “The concussion affected my vision, but it’s better now. So I’m reporting back for duty, sir. I was in the same unit as Corporals Mazarova and Yekimova.”

Goretzky sniffed. “Bershansky always did coddle his soldiers. All right. Return to your unit until further notice. At the moment, STAVKA has ordered us to withdraw to Menyusha, to the brickworks to wait for reinforcements.”

“Yes, Comrade Captain,” she said.

“By the way, sir,” Sasha added. “The quartermaster’s truck still has some rifles. Shall I make arrangements to bring them along?”

“Do that. I’ll send over one of our carriers for them. See if there’s anything else worth saving. If not, I want the rest destroyed.”

“Yes, sir.” She saluted, and Mia saluted a second later with as much snap as she was able. She was going to have to remember to do that.

Outside, Sasha clapped her on the back. “Before the carrier arrives, let’s go collect everything else you’re going to need on the march.”

They jogged back to the jumble of boxes and found that the basic field items were still available, though not necessarily in the correct size: padded jacket, water flask, mess kit, pilotka cap, underwear, boots, and a backpack to carry it all in. “A shame we can’t find a scope for you. But you’ll need more ammunition.” Sasha hooked a cartridge belt around Mia’s waist. “This should do it.”

“Jesus, you march with all this on?” Mia grumbled. “I sure hope Menyusha’s not far.”

Just then a troop carrier pulled up next to them. The sergeant who had rescued her eyed her new uniform and smiled. “Much better,” he said, and joined Sasha in hauling out the rifle crate as well as others full of ammunition.

When the work was done and the remaining supplies set ablaze, Mia and Sasha joined the stragglers who marched eastward toward Menyusha. After only an hour on the road, she already hated everything in her pack, and she knew that Menyusha would be very, very far.

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