Delta Force by Alex Westmore

Author:Alex Westmore [Westmore, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Broad Winged Books
Published: 2016-11-03T00:00:00+00:00

When Megan finally rejoined the others in the cavern three hours later, she noticed how diligently the captives were working. At first, she thought it was because of her, but Siobhan assured her this was not the case.

“What’s going on then?” Megan asked, as she stepped into the knee-deep water.

“Two people tried to escape into the forest and were killed.” Siobhan didn’t look up from the screen she was using to sift through the silt. “Didn’t you hear the guns?”

Megan nodded slowly. So, that was what the gunfire was all about. She’d thought they were target-practicing or shooting monkeys. “Who were they?”

Siobhan shrugged. “It was a man and a woman, but that’s all we could find out. The soldiers shot them and left them both to die and be eaten by the animals. Can you believe it?”

Megan inhaled deeply the musky, damp air. The underground stream flowing through the cavern brought a different kind of air to breathe. It tasted old and stale. “Were they from the other cavern?”

Siobhan shrugged. “Must be, because we’re all accounted for. I thought at first...”

“That it was me?” Megan lowered her voice as she reached her small trowel to scoop silt up from the bottom of the stream.

“Yes.”

“Maybe they were newly captured and escaped,” Megan offered.

“Perhaps. How was your...morning?”

A hot blush rose to Megan’s cheeks. “Could have been worse, I suppose.”

“The guards say he likes you. A lot.”

“I guess. I’d rather not discuss it. It’s bad enough I have to do it, talking about it only makes it worse.” Running her hand through the silt, Megan plucked out a small gold nugget the size of a pea.

“You’re going to live through this, aren’t you?” Siobhan asked quietly.

Megan shrugged. “I sold my body to survive when I was younger. It’s taken me three years to find my soul, and I don’t intend to live without it again.”

“Even if it guarantees your survival?” Siobhan lowered her voice when the guard at the entrance shifted his feet.

Megan brought up the small trowel. “Surviving and living aren’t the same thing. I’ve done both, and if I can’t continue living, I’d rather not survive.”

Siobhan bowed her head. “Then I suppose that means you’ll continue with your plan?”

“Especially now. They’ll never expect someone to run after the shootings today. It’s perfect.”

Siobhan’s eyes filled with tears. “I’ll be scared without you.”

Megan touched Siobhan’s face with the back of her hand. “Don’t be. I’ll come back with help. Keep believing, keep hoping, and keep yourself alive.” Megan paused and glanced back to the guard as Siobhan started to cry quietly, trying to stifle her sobs so as not to draw attention. “Don’t cry, Siobhan. I believe in those two women I told you about. They won’t let me down.”

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