Odessa Reborn: A Terrorism Thriller (Gunner Fox Book 4) by Bobby Akart

Author:Bobby Akart [Akart, Bobby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Crown Publishers Inc.
Published: 2020-08-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

Aboard the Victory Casino Cruise Ship

One Hundred Miles East of Carvajal, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

As the back side of Hurricane Archie roared over the Victory, Gunner and Cam expertly eliminated the last two pirates on the ship. It took them several hours, along with the help of Captain Garland, to search the ship. Once they were satisfied the vessel was clear of the threat, everyone was encouraged to come out of their staterooms and crew quarters to get some fresh air. It was a party atmosphere on board as Gunner and Cam accepted thanks from the ship’s passengers and crew.

Diplomatically, there was still some work to be done. Mexican officials, despite the success of the Gray Fox team, took issue with Gunner and Cam operating in their territorial waters without prior notice. The U.S. State Department in conjunction with the Coast Guard sent medical choppers to the scene to tend to the passengers and crew.

Cruise officials sent their own form of diplomats, all of whom happened to be attorneys, to console the passengers and offer free passage on a cruise of their choice in exchange for them signing a waiver of liability.

The Navy also was on the scene with a cutter to ward off any attempt by the Mexican government to board the Victory and retrieve the bodies. The DEA wanted to process the dead pirates and use the information in their ongoing war against the Los Zetas cartel.

Two Navy seaman were instructed to return the Mako MK to NAS Corpus Christi once the storm passed. The Coast Guard offered to take Gunner and his team so they could arrange transportation back to Fort Belvoir. Bear, however, had a much better idea.

While Gunner and Cam spent time on the ship with Captain Garland and the freed hostages, Bear became acquainted with Abduwali’s Baja Outlaw powerboats. After a careful inspection, he declared one of them to be in like-new condition. Then, with the assistance of a couple of crew members from the Victory, he topped off their fuel tanks and filled the fast boat with beer. Just as he finished his preparations, Gunner and Cam appeared on the transom.

“What are you doing?” Cam demanded to know.

“Um, well, they want their Mako back. And, hey, like you said, Cam, the insurance is probably too high.”

“You’re out of your mind!” she shouted at him as she discerned Bear’s alternative. “You can’t steal that boat. It belongs to …” Her voice trailed off. She wasn’t sure whom it belonged to at this point, but it had to belong to someone besides man-child Barrett King.

Bear playfully pointed at her. “Yeah! See? Exactly. Are you comin’ or not?”

“No.” Cam refused to be a part of his shenanigans.

“I’ve got beer,” he said teasingly.

“Shit,” she muttered, turning away from him towards Gunner. She rolled her eyes.

“C’mon, Cam. Who gives a shit? It’s a Los Zetas boat. And the damn INL will probably just give them right back to the cartel.” The Mexican INL was comparable to the U.

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