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She turned and flashed her light again into the rubble. The others wouldn’t be able to follow them. She swung around and shined her light up and took in another door.
“Guess we are going this way,” she murmured. She whipped out her gun and flipped off the safety. She took the first step but felt a firm hand on her shoulder.
“Behind me, Knight,” Mac growled. He raised his weapon and brushed past her.
They continued their journey. The higher they got, the air was easier to breathe. She slowed her breathing down to try to keep from coughing.
They finally arrived at the door. Mac glanced over his shoulder at her. She tightened her grip on her weapon. She was prepared for anything. Mac pushed on the lever, and at first it didn’t budge. He did it again, this time leaning into it with his shoulder, and it released.
Jordan took in the sun on the horizon. She snatched off her mask and inhaled sharply. The fresh air filtered through her lungs. She coughed and stumbled behind Mac as they exited the stairwell shaft.
“Where the fuck are we?” she muttered after finally getting her coughing under control. She immediately raised her gun and pivoted in a circle, taking in the dense woods.
“The prison is over there,” Mac pointed.
Jordan glanced in the direction of where he indicated. They had to be a couple of miles away from the prison, if not a little more.
Mac took a few steps away and held his hand to his ear. “Dec, come in.”
Static greeted Jordan in her ear. She grimaced and shied her head away. She pulled the comms out of her ear and replaced it.
“Dec, Iker. Can anyone read me?” Mac said.
Jordan, still not comfortable in their new setting, trained her gun and took a few steps around. If the gang had wanted them to come up the stairs and exit this way, then where were they? Where was Sergio? Viktor? Bravon?
She ambled around the little clearing they stood in and didn’t detect anyone near them. The sounds of the forest were the only thing she heard. She spun back to face Mac.
“Now what?”
“We can’t stay here. Let’s move,” Mac said. He scanned the area and nodded toward an overgrown path in the woods.
Jordan didn’t like the feeling she was getting, but she had no choice but to follow Mac. They couldn’t go back down the stairs to help out the guys.
Jordan gripped her gun. A bead of sweat traveled down her temple. Her heart pounded. This was definitely the most intense mission she’d ever been on. She was glad she had Mac at her side. He had been a trained soldier. A Navy SEAL. She would follow this man anywhere.
“Stay close to me,” he said. He paused and held up a fist. He swung around and took in the scenery behind her.
Jordan turned, aiming her gun. The hairs on the back of her neck rose.
“We are not alone,” he said.
“No shit. I feel it. Someone is watching us,” she said. Jordan wasn’t one to run from a fight, but today they would be outnumbered, and the only way to live to see another day would be to run.
“Move!” Mac pushed her in front of him.
Jordan didn’t have to be told twice. She picked up her pace to a slight jog. She had no idea where she was going. The woods were thick, and there were slight hills. She hopped over a small tree that had fallen. Mac was right behind her. The path finally ended, and it led them to a large tree that went high in the sky.
“I’m so fucking lost.” She spun around and faced Mac.
His infamous scowl was in place as he, too, scanned the area. There were nothing but trees and nature surrounding them. Jordan couldn’t see the prison any longer. Had they gone in the wrong direction?
“Dec, come in. Can you hear me?” Mac held his hand to his ear again. He walked a few steps away from her.
Jordan held her breath while she waited to hear her other sergeant’s voice, but nothing but static returned. She grimaced and pulled the communicator from her ear. It was dead. She slid it into her cargo pants pocket.
“It’s useless,” she said. “We have to get back to the prison. The guys are in trouble and need us.”
Jordan didn’t want to think of the hell the guys were going through. Had they been captured? Were they all still alive? Zain should have run to the door with her. He would be right here with her if he had. Anger pulsed in her chest at the thought of the stubborn man who wanted to provide cover for her to escape but ended up trapping himself.
