Whatever the Cost: a Mark Cole Thriller
“Through a thin line of trees, Cole had been confronted by an ancient wall, its archaic, sculpted stonework previously hidden in the darkness. The laterite walls, buttressed by earth, were at least twenty-five feet high, but Cole didn’t have a choice.
Desperate, Cole hauled himself up the city’s protective wall, digging hands and feet in deep, getting purchase as he climbed as quickly as he had ever done, the Minigun spraying the trees and the wall around him.
And then he was on a parape...t at the top, rolling off quickly and letting himself down the other side, the wall now providing complete protection from the assault. He’d slipped down to his knees to catch his breath, and smelled the coppery scent of fresh blood.
Khat.
He looked hard at the ground around him until he picked up the man’s blood trail. It was difficult in the dark, but not impossible; he’d had plenty of practice over the years, and could recognize the shiny black spatters left across leaves and vines even at night.MoreLess
Desperate, Cole hauled himself up the city’s protective wall, digging hands and feet in deep, getting purchase as he climbed as quickly as he had ever done, the Minigun spraying the trees and the wall around him.
And then he was on a parape...t at the top, rolling off quickly and letting himself down the other side, the wall now providing complete protection from the assault. He’d slipped down to his knees to catch his breath, and smelled the coppery scent of fresh blood.
Khat.
He looked hard at the ground around him until he picked up the man’s blood trail. It was difficult in the dark, but not impossible; he’d had plenty of practice over the years, and could recognize the shiny black spatters left across leaves and vines even at night.MoreLess
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