Survival Instinct by Declan Conner

Author:Declan Conner [Conner, Declan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781460919415
Amazon: 1460919416
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2012-09-25T16:00:00+00:00

Jamie lays his ghost to rest

Jamie poked at the dying embers in the barbecue. “You know what we were talking about earlier, about me putting my ghosts to rest. I’ve made a start. I’ve left a message for my sister to see if we can’t kiss and make up.”

“Good for you, JJ, but if she doesn’t return you call, don’t dwell on it. Now you’ve made a start, why don’t you tell me about Afghanistan?”

Jamie continued to poke at the embers and contemplating if he could confide in Bill. He made the decision to go ahead and took a deep breath.

“It was a nightmare, and it still haunts me. I was part of a special services four-man team. It was one of those ‘deniable’ operations.” Jamie raised his fingers in quotes. “We had to take out Boris Baranski. He was trading guns for heroin with the Taliban. The trouble was he was ex Russian Special Forces along with the rest of his gang. It was never going to be easy. We dug in and set up an ambush position with a kill zone, taking the high ground. I set up a series of roadside bombs to take out his convoy. After that, it was just a question of waiting a long time, months. We were isolated with basic rations. Supplies could only reach us on foot. Flying in supplies would have given our position away. We made contact with locals to gather intelligence, and that was a big mistake. The trouble was, you couldn’t tell if they were citizens by day and Taliban by night.”

“Did you manage to get him?”

“Try not to interrupt. It’s hard enough for me to talk about it.”

“Okay, sorry.”

“It took twelve months before we had word he was on his way. We could see the convoy in the distance. Word reached us he’d be travelling in a gold Lexus and that was to be our primary target. Everything went to plan; I timed the detonation to perfection and the series of bombs took out almost all the convoy. There was some resistance, but the kill zone finished them off.”

“So that’s it? Mission accomplished. What’s the big deal?”

“Because it didn’t end there. We were ambushed.”

“Oh.”

“My friend Harry checked the first two vehicles and arrived at the Lexus. He dropped to the ground after looking inside, staying alert and looking around for cover. I saw him flick his palm open twice to signal the target wasn’t in the Lexus. Then I turned the binoculars to the goats. They were almost on Harry, and I noticed one with a yellow dye patch on its back. Panning the binoculars, I was horrified to see the young herder with a staff in one hand and a detonator in the other. As the goat with the yellow dye came up at the side of Harry, it exploded in a mist of blood. Joe took out the boy, but it was too late. I sent out a burst on the emergency frequency satellite phone for back up, and then all hell broke loose.

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