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The stairwell was deep, and at the bottom of it, there was nothing but rubble and dirt. Whoever was trying to get out would certainly be trapped underground.
Was Jordan down there?
Had she made it out?
“Jones, call this in,” Sampson said.
Honor’s low growl drew Rhys’s attention. The dog sniffed the ground. Something was activating her. She didn’t do her normal sitting response when she found explosives. That was the one thing she had been trained to sniff out.
No, she was getting excited and barked. She tugged on her leash and tried to lead him away from the blast site.
“What is it, girl?” he asked. What was she picking up?
“What’s going on, Newman?” Sampson asked.
“Honor is picking something up. I’m going to let her follow it,” Rhys announced. He was going to trust his dog and allow her to lead. She had rarely missed when it came to searching. If she was this focused on a scent, then it was worth following up on.
Rhys didn’t wait for Sampson to confirm. He immediately released her leash so she could have more leeway. Honor trotted away from the group.
“Evans, Marks. Go with Newman. I’ll follow in a minute,” Sampson’s voice carried out behind Rhys.
He and Honor had already begun to follow an overgrown path.
“What is it, girl?” Rhys asked. He ignored the two agents who were traipsing behind him.
Honor set her pace. She was almost frantic now with her head to the ground and her nose taking in all the scents.
Honor replied with a bark and tugged harder on her leash to lead him down this path.
“What do you think she is following?” the female agent asked.
Rhys tried to remember her name, but he thought it was Evans.
“The way she’s acting, I’m thinking it’s someone,” he replied gruffly. Now that he thought about it, she must have picked upJordan’s scent. If she had, he just sent up a prayer that they found Jordan before Bravon got to her.
“So we are not going on a wild goose chase?” Marks snorted.
Honor paused at a tree and sniffed. Rhys whipped his gaze to the agent. What did he just say?
“You can turn around and go back,” Rhys growled. How dare this agent doubt the nose of a highly trained K9 officer.
Honor barked and pulled him down the path again. With the way she was acting, he was quite sure she had picked up Jordan’s scent. The day Jordan and Honor played hide and go seek came to mind. Honor definitely knew how to find her other human.
“I didn’t mean to offend. I’m just saying how do we know what we are going after? What if she’s tracking an animal?” Marks said.
“Marks, just leave it?—”
Rhys spun on his heel and tugged Honor’s leash close to him to keep her from trying to go farther. He stepped up to the US Marshal. Marks was shorter than Rhys. He narrowed his eyes on the agent.
“Again, you are more than welcome to leave. Honor wouldn’t steer me wrong.”
Honor barked and tried to tug herself away, but Rhys kept a firm grip on her leash while he glared at Marks. The agent held up his hands and took a step back. He was young, and by the looks of it, still wet behind the ears.
“Marks, cut the crap. Let Newman do his job. The dogs were brought in for a reason,” Evans said. She glared at the agent as well.
“My bad. Just ignore me.” Marks swallowed hard. He barked a nervous laugh and took a step back away from Rhys.
If this was how all Marshals were, then they were in a world of trouble. What Rhys wouldn’t give to have Zayden, Dax, or Arlo by his side. Hell, any of the K9 team at this point. They were allexperienced men and wouldn’t be doubting anything that he had decided.
