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Juan yelled down the hatch, “Move us over to get him”

The Gator maneuvered until it was directly under hiee cord The CIA agent fell into their arms

They lowered him into the Gator, then followed him down

Juan closed the hatch and ordered the Gator toTwo on treated López while Raven and Linc slumped into seats, drained fro two drones as if he were getting ready to launch them

“What are those for?” Linc asked

The Chairust and rage Raven had never seen hiry

“MacD and Hali are in trouble,” Juan said “And we’re not losing anybody else today”

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Hali struggled to keep the paraglider in the air Jessica Belasco’s right harness strap had been severed by a bullet, so she had her hand looped through his harness to keep fro ht, which ht path If they went into a stall, he’d have to throw out their reserve chute or they’d plunge into the water from a thousand feet up

Making an uncontrolled landing like that in the water in a tandeht drown therip steady

All she co

uld do was nod in terror Hali was scared as well, but he had so in his chest, and he had to remind himself to breathe slowly and slider

“I’ to be able to maneuver very well around those drones,” he told MacD “It’ll be a challenge just getting to Ilha da Laje intact”

“They aren’t froon, are they?” MacD asked

“Not ours,” Juan replied from the Gator “They came from Ferreira’s yacht Belasco’s friends must have called him back when she disappeared The drones may be equipped with explosive devices, so try to stay away from them”