The Battle - The Thrilling Post-Apocalyptic Survival Series: No Sanctuary Series - Book 6 by Mike Kraus

Author:Mike Kraus [Kraus, Mike]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2018-04-28T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

“Shey’taan! Damn her!” Omar’s usual calm façade was completely shattered. The driver of the truck kept his eyes on the road as Omar pounded on the dashboard, howling with rage. For years he managed to keep himself focused on his task with singular devotion and purpose, but the attack at the building was the first time in years that he had such a large setback. He survived the attack and got away, but that mattered little to him due to the fact that the thorn in his side once again slipped through his fingers.

“She was there! She was there and I had her and now they’re going to be coming after us!” Omar’s scream was guttural and he slammed his palms on the dashboard again, causing the plastic to crack under the force of the blows.

“Sir, they’ll never find us, you know. Even if they left right after we did, the northern safe house is far enough out that they won’t locate us.”

Omar growled as he rubbed his palms, trying to coax some feeling back in amongst the stinging numbness. “Just get us there now. Take every precaution along the way. We’ll switch vehicles up ahead, at the depot, just to be safe.”

“Absolutely, sir.” The driver gulped nervously, glad that his superior was starting to calm down even while fearing another potential outburst. The three men in the back of the truck kept their weapons at the ready as they scanned the area forward, behind and to the sides of the vehicle, all while trying to ignore the shouts and screams from Omar. It had been only on the rarest of occasions that he had shown any emotions, so seeing him fly off the handle merely served to reinforce the notion that things weren’t going as well as they thought.

In the front passenger seat Omar pulled a large handheld radio from his bag and thumbed the controls, first to enter his encryption code and then to key the microphone. “Sarraf. This is Omar. What’s the status of the attack?”

The reply was nearly immediate. “Not good, sir! It took longer than expected to cross over the river because the rafts weren’t properly secured. By the time we got across and began moving in, we took heavy fire and had to dig in.”

“You haven’t even made it into the city?”

“No sir, not yet. It’s like… like they knew we were coming, sir!”

The driver of the truck winced, anticipating another explosion from Omar. He glanced over at his superior and saw Omar’s face twisted into a mask of rage, though he made no sounds as he ground his teeth together in an effort to get himself under control. Finally, when he responded, his voice was calm and neutral, though his face was still red and twisted. “Her companion, the one these idiots let get away, must have gotten word to them.” Omar took a deep breath and rubbed a hand across his weary features. “Push up as hard as you can; try

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