Page 49 of Hardline Torque
Chapter Nine
Kael had not been kiddingwhen he said they were on the offensive.They had been drilling, readying and planning from the moment that call ended two days ago, through to this morning when Luca locked onto the Directorate’s whereabouts in Hawaii.
As soon as they had arrived well after midnight to use the darkness as a weapon, Kael had announced that they were call sign live as they piled silently from the van, and Luca drove out, putting the van and himself in a better position to provide overwatch on their mission.
“Okay, boys,” Luca says, voice coming through from the command van parked half a klick outside the perimeter.“This is your friendly neighborhood Breaker providing overwatch from the upper driveway to the old McCrea estate, which, as we all know, has been empty for the past three years.If you could all be so kind as to provide me with a comms check.Surge”
“Copy that,” Kael answer immediately.
“Wraith.”
“Eyes on.”Drew’s tone is relaxed, alert.
“Torch.”
“Present,” Keanu replies.“And bored.”
“Reef.”
“Set.”Niko practically breathed as he was close to the main gate and there was no telling if they had ears on that gate.
“Mano.”
“Here.”Tane’s voice was steady, grounded.
“Specter.”
Victor, gun already up, and eyes on the scope, gaze already tracking the east side of the building.“Here.”
Luca didn’t waste time.“We have at least two dozen heat signatures in that house, and another ten walking security around the property.I have three drones in the air, and am mapping those signatures as well as guard patterns, and they will be on your displays momentarily.”
A few seconds later, and the flexible display he wore on his left forearm buzzed against Victor’s skin.Glancing down, he saw the schematics of the house and property and what looked like an awful lot of red dots.
Victor exhaled slowly.“All of this for little ol’ me?”
Tane looked back at him, laughter in his gaze.“I think you’re worth that and more.”
“You would,” Keanu muttered.“All this couple gooey eyes you make at Specter and Surge makes at Wraith is enough to drive a man to drink.”
“You’re just jealous,” Wraith’s voice came over the comms.
“Yes!I am, dammit!”Keanu answered immediately.“When does Torch get a hottie or two of his own.”
