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‘This is Sierra One. In position,’ Jim said. ‘Covering the entrance. Cold zero.’
Kendra waited for Adam, the edges of her mouth crinkling. She could imagine him creeping up the staircase now. He would be hugging the shadows, positioning himself to take out the operator on the catwalk.
Finally she heard his voice. ‘This is Sierra Two. In position. Good to go.’
Kendra could see his laser puncturing the darkness, hovering on the unsuspecting operator.
She swallowed. Everything had led up to this hair-trigger moment, and what it would come down to now was speed, surprise and violence of action.
Gritting her teeth, Kendra pulled the pin on her stun grenade. ‘Bang and clear. Three, two, one. Execute.’