Unrestrained (Holt Agency Book 6) by KaLyn Cooper & Holt Agency

Author:KaLyn Cooper & Holt Agency [Cooper, KaLyn & Agency, Holt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Black Swan Publishing
Published: 2023-09-25T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 8

Piper secured her pack to the back of her snow machine with the help of Staff Sergeant Mayo. He’d also found her a pair of skis to her absolute delight. She was surprised that Lieutenant Colonel Avalon had sent the Arctic training squadron out to establish the base camp. In some ways, though, it made sense. Who would know better what worked in the freezing cold and what didn’t?

“Ma’am, I know it might go against your grain, but I suggest you let him take the lead.” The staff sergeant nodded his head ever so slightly toward Kenner. “We didn’t have time to teach you snowmobiling. There’s considerably more than hopping on and pointing it in the direction you want to go. It’s all about looking for the right terrain, what to avoid, and how to get yourself out of trouble. Follow him. Pay attention to everything he does. Kenner is really a nice guy. I’m sure if you ask him, he’ll give you a lesson.”

“I’ve been riding jet skis all my life. I understand exactly what you’re saying.” She tightened the strap holding her backpack onto her snow machine.

“You ready to go?” Kenner asked as he looked over her equipment and gave one of the straps a little tug. “I’ll take the lead.” He walked to his machine and swung a leg over.

Piper gave Staff Sergeant Mayo a smile and mouthed thank you before she pulled down her facemask and put on her goggles. He walked over and pressed a button on her handle. Leaning in, he whispered next to her ear, “These have heated handles. After riding for about two hours, you can thank me for turning them on.”

“Thank you,” she called through several layers of cloth. “I’m going to thank you now.” She turned on her machine and waved goodbye to both teams as she passed them on the way out of camp. Several times she checked the coordinates, but Kenner seemed to know exactly where to go. They flew across open spaces and slowed to pick their way through or around small stands of trees and low growth. When he finally stopped, she pulled up next to him, glancing down at her own GPS. They were there.

A momentary look at the time and Piper knew they had to set up camp quickly. She hauled her tent out of her pack and glanced around trying to decide the best place to set it up.

“We don’t need both tents,” Kenner announced as he headed into the trees on the east side carrying his tent and poles. “These are two-man…I mean person…tents. We should share one. We’ll both stay warmer.”

Made sense. Not that she’d been cold in the trench she’d slept in the night before, but she certainly wasn’t toasty. She was all about being warm. She loved being in the desert even when the temperature dropped at night. She left hers in the backpack and started to follow him.

“Ma’am, grab your saw.” He then added, “Please.”

“Anything else I need to bring?” she offered as she retrieved the saw.

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