Read Online Shadowed by Kariss Lynch - Free Book Online Page B

began pulling the mail and paperwork from the desk, then opened the
drawer.
    â€œHurry, Bulldog,” Nick hissed as he crouched and moved toward the door. Another bullet
whizzed through the window. This guy was clearly shooting blind. It made Nick’s blood
boil. He hated getting shot at. He wished he had his sniper rifle in his hands. Payback
would be brutal.
    â€œThere might be fingerprints.” Micah grabbed a few pens and papers, shoving them
in a waterproof bag and then stuffing them next to his chest before refastening his
wet suit. He beat a path to the door on Nick’s heels.
    â€œWe’ve got company,” Colt shouted over the radio. “Speedboat coming from the west.
I got eyes on three, all fully armed.” Shots echoed from above, and Nick and Micah
clambered up the stairs, stopping to appraise the situation.
    â€œOn deck,” Micah called over the radio.
    â€œJay, T, we need y’all. Forget the sniper. We gotta get out of here.” Nick swallowed
his anxiety as he scanned the darkness.
    Another round of bullets sprayed the boat, right above where Nick and Micah crouched.
Sitting ducks with one wounded and a trigger-happy, inexperienced sniper. Not ideal.
    â€œAll right. That’s enough of this.” Micah looked to Nick. With a nod, they rounded
the deck, firing back at the speedboat now beginning to circle The Jupiter .
    Nick shouted over the roar of the speedboat. “Colt, you and Logan get to the stern
and let’s get off this boat. We’ll cover you.”
    â€œHawk, take port, I’ll get starboard.” Micah and Nick split and began firing. As
the speedboat circled closer, Nick identified one driver and two shooters. The driver’s
blond hair glinted in the moonlight, probably Eastern European. Nick couldn’t make
out his face. The shooters both had caps pulled low over their faces, and their dark
clothes blended into the night. Nick took careful aim and sent one flying over the
deck and into the sea spray.
    â€œOne down.”
    Colt appeared, Logan slung over his shoulders, his steps quick and measured on the
thin trail between the cabin and the boat’s edge. “Hawk, help.”
    â€œCover us, Bulldog.” Immediately Micah appeared at his side, firing shots. The second
gunner went down.
    Nick grabbed Colt, steadying him, and then helped him lower Logan to the floor. A
nasty hole gaped in Logan’s calf muscle, blood still oozing from the wound. Logan’s
face was pasty, his eyes unfocused. Nick noticed Colt had already tied a tourniquet
above the wound.
    Jay’s voice sounded over the radio, almost shattering Nick’s ear drum. “Get off the
boat! Incoming.”
    Colt swore as the speedboat barreled toward The Jupiter . Micah fired as Colt and
Nick dove off the side, pulling Logan with them. From underwater, Nick heard another
splash as Micah joined them, then they dove as deep as they could. The water lit
up around them, and debris began to fall past them. Even with the currents, the heat
seared the back of Nick’s neck as he and Colt pulled Logan farther away, Micah swimming
next to them.
    Within seconds of surfacing, the Zodiacs pulled up next to them. Micah climbed over
the side and then reached for Logan.
As Nick helped Logan from the water, he noticed another gash in Logan’s leg where
a piece of metal from the boat had embedded during the explosion. He slid over the
side and immediately turned to examine Logan’s wound.
    Jay swore as he watched from the other Zodiac. Colt quickly pulled himself into Jay’s
raft and began scanning the area
    â€œStay with us, man.” Logan coughed up water and Nick knew a moment of panic for the
kids, Kim, and the baby on the way.
    â€œT, get us back, now!”
    They sped away, leaving the remains of a yacht and speedboat crackling in the Black
Sea, a crew of law enforcers, Nick assumed, approaching from shore. Bile built in
his mouth. She’d