Chapter 33
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
Dylan poked his head around the corner again, and then ran back across to the other side of the hedge. “Gabe, thanks for coming.”
“Of course. You met Connor and that’s Jaxon.” He gestured to the two men crouched down along the hedge behind him. The men were all wearing tactical gear including bullet proof vests.
Dylan lifted his chin in greeting. “Raleigh is in the next cabin down. I saw Josh through the window.” Jaxon handed him a Kevlar vest which he immediately slipped over his head. “Where are the local LEO’s?’
“There was a major accident north of here. All available units heading this way but they’re still about twenty minutes out,” Gabe said.
Another twenty minutes. In a hostage situation, and that was exactly what this was, even five minutes was a lifetime.
Or enough time for a death.
Don’t think like that.
“What’s the plan?” Gabe asked as he handed Dylan another gun.
He paused. No one had ever asked him what he thought in a situation like this.
Gabe gave him a slight nod. “You were the first man on the ground, we follow your lead.”
Dylan glanced at the other two men. They were all waiting on him.
He suddenly knew in his bones not only was this a life and death situation for Raleigh but it was also a test for him.
Could he do it? Could he lead? After all the shit that went down with Georgie, did he trust his instincts enough to put it all on the line? To put Raleigh’s life on the line?
He looked at Gabe and then tucked the other gun in his belt. He reached for a stick. He drew out a plan in the dirt. Gabe nodded and handed him an earbud before he broke off to go to his assigned location. Jaxon gave him a nod on the way by and Connor clapped him on the back.