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They flew off the end of the dock, sailing out al into the sea An instant later, the pickup screeched to a halt in a four-wheel drift that almost flipped it on its side Before the truck fully settled on its suspension, the door flew open and the guard raised his assault rifle, wanting nothing more than to kill the two men as soon as they surfaced

The high-pitched whistle lasted less than a second, giving the guard no time to react

The explosive shell actually hit the dock and not the truck, but it hardlydebris arcing across the sea

Juan helped Max claw

his way to the surface He spat out a e behind theone, while the rest had becos

“Was that strictly necessary?” Max grumbled

“Re you about one of my first missions with the Company?”

“So about a Russian satellite”

“An Orbital Ballistic Projectile weapon” Juan pulled his ar to obliterate this island in thirty-eight minutes I, for one, want to be as far from here as possible”

The Robinson R44 was trailing s its way to the dock That ht, that their helo was da the chopper over the twoup a choking mist of roiled seawater He came down even lower, until the skids were awash Juan reached up to open the door and helped Max claht upset the center of balance

He was about to follow Hanley when a stream of autofire bracketed the helo

“Go!” he shouted, and clutched the skid

George didn’t need to be told twice He revved the engine and tore away from the dock, where another pickup truck had appeared with twoaway at them with AKs

Hanging by his ar to the Robinson’s skid for all he orth The wind buffeting him was brutal, and his wet clothes felt like ice, but there was nothing he could do about it The Oregon was only a couple e to slon for him to climb in the cabin

Adams ht on the ship was ablaze and extra creere on deck to assist in the landing The helmsman had already turned the boay froirl was under way