Worth Fighting For by Mary-Anne O'Connor

Author:Mary-Anne O'Connor
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises, Australia Pty Ltd

‘That’s correct, sir. They should be the equivalent of about two companies, all up, but a lot of them are sick.’

‘What’s that?’

‘I said a lot of men are sick in Kanga Force. Mostly malaria. They’re not full strength.’

‘Japs have been sighted coming your way, so get as strong as you can.’

‘Yes, sir,’ Marlon responded, wondering just how he was supposed to achieve that.

‘Any sight of the enemy up there?’

‘Only in the air.’

‘What’s that?’

‘I said, we can’t sight them on the ground but plenty of air attacks.’

‘The 17th are being sent but it’s a matter –’

Marlon swore at the mouthpiece impatiently as the major’s voice dissolved into crackling.

‘Sorry, major, I didn’t get that.’

‘Having enough planes –’ Crackle.

‘Landings are still hazardous – we almost lost another one this morning. Did you get that, Major? Major?’

Crackle. ‘– keep at it –’

‘Yes, sir.’

‘– special force – want you to take them under your wing –’ Crackle.

‘Who?’

Crackle. ‘– Elite.’

‘Major? Major?’ Marlon swore again, banging the mouthpiece.

‘No, not “shit”,’ the major’s voice came through, and Marlon could hear the amusement through the breaking line. ‘The Elite.’

‘Sorry, sir. When are they coming?’

Crackle crackle. The line was pure static now and Marlon sighed, putting the mouthpiece down. So much for a break from combat. Looking out at the mountains, he wondered which direction they would attack from, because an attack was imminent; he could feel it. Any airman could tell that the Japanese were serious about preventing reinforcements up here and that could mean only one thing. He just hoped these ‘elite’ men they were sending weren’t as green as the hills around them. And that they survived the bloody landings.

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