(Ridge)
We parked the van half a mile from the location and walked the rest of the way in.
No headlights. No noise. Just boots on dirt and the sound of the woods at four in the morning.
Asher was to my left. Knox behind me. The others had already split off to their positions. I'd gotten confirmation texts from all of them before we left the van. Brothers in place. Kane's men in place. Garrett's units. Everyone dark and quiet and waiting.
Mira walked beside me.
I didn't look at her. If I looked at her I'd stop moving and I couldn't afford to stop moving.
We reached the tree line on the west side. I pointed Asher and Knox to their spots. They moved without a word.
I found my position. Twenty feet back from where the trees ended. Clear sightline to the open ground ahead. A large flat s
