Breaking Rules (Delta Force Strong #2) - Elle James Page 0,19

of that, too,” Dash said. “I suggested it to the tour coordinator. He said they didn’t have money in their coffers to pay for the flight.”

“Yet they have money to pay for a funeral?” Rucker shrugged.

“He seemed to think they had sufficient security.” Dash glanced down the line of vans, trucks and motor coaches. “I’m not convinced.”

“Me either,” Rucker said. “I’m just glad we’ll be part of the convoy. If the traitor who’s negotiating the human trafficking deals decides to make another attempt to capture Miss Daye, we’ll be ready.”

“In the meantime,” Dash nodded toward the refugee tent, “what’s going to happen to the displaced women and children?”

“After intelligence has had their day with them, they’ll be turned over to a local government entity and returned to their homes.” Rucker’s lips pursed. “Sadly, many of them don’t have homes to go to. They’ll end up in some permanent refugee camp until they can be placed.”

At that moment, Lance, Tank and Blade arrived on a vehicle with a machine gun mounted in the middle. Lance stood behind the gun, Tank drove and Blade rode shotgun.

“Looks like you don’t get to have all the fun after all,” Blade called out. “We’re going along for the ride.”

Another vehicle, just like the first, arrived with Dawg manning the machine gun, Mac driving and Bull riding shotgun.

Bull leaped out of the vehicle and approached Dash carrying a satchel and his go bag. He handed the satchel to Dash. “You’ll find additional ammo in there, in case we’re attacked. We have more in the vehicles if you run out.”

“Thanks,” Dash held the heavy satchel in one hand and reached for his duffel bag. “Thanks. I might need extra clothes.”

The men gathered around Rucker and Dash.

“It’s been a while since we’ve been on convoy duty.” Blade clapped his hands. “Should be fun.”

“Yeah, right,” Tank said.

Their CO arrived and stood in the middle of the group. “I’m counting on you all to keep Miss Daye safe on the remainder of the tour.”

“When we get there, do we get to listen to her concert?” Lance asked.

“You can listen all right, as long as you remember you’re on guard duty.” The CO rested his hands on his hips. “Do I need to go with you guys to keep you in line?”

Rucker grinned. “Yes, sir! Then you can hear Miss Daye sing as well.”

“I got to catch her show here,” the colonel said. “If you don’t think you’ll need me, I’ll stick around here and keep an ear to the ground with the intel folks.” He handed Dash a satellite phone. “Keep in touch.”

“Yes, sir,” Dash said.

Rucker climbed into the lead vehicle Tank was driving.

Dash entered the motor coach to find that Sunny had finished cooking the eggs and dished the food out onto two plates she’d laid on the dining table. “Better hurry and eat,” she said. “Once this buggy starts rolling, it’ll get crazy bumpy. The roads aren’t the greatest.”

As he sat at the table, Dash fitted the two-way radio ear bud in his ear and went through the motions of performing a communications check with his team. When he finished, he glanced across the table at Sunny and grinned. “Thank you for breakfast. I owe you one.”

She shook her head. “Not at all. I enjoyed cooking for you. I don’t get to do it often in the States. We’re always on the go.”

While Sunny and Dash scarfed down their meal, the bodyguard driver slipped behind the steering wheel and cranked up the motorhome.

“Let the adventure begin,” Sunny said with a grin and took her plate to the sink.

Dash swallowed his last bite and followed suit. As he reached around Sunny to lay the plate in the sink, the vehicle lurched forward.

Dash braced his hands on either side of Sunny, using his body to hold her steady until the motion of the vehicle steadied and they could get back to the couch.

“Are you going to be all right back here without a seatbelt?” he asked when they both moved away from the counter.

She rummaged in the creases of the couch and unearthed a seatbelt. “I’ll be fine. Now that my stomach isn’t protesting, I can get that sleep I need before I have to perform again.”

“I’ll be in the passenger seat. All you have to do is yell, and I can be back here in a second.”

He held onto the cabinet above her head to keep from falling.

She looked up at him. “I’ll be fine. Go. Let me sleep.”

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