Second Lieutenant Pierre Paredes said in disbelief

den crosses were the only hints that it was a church, one at the door, the other is on the roof. The yel

replied. "Though technic

ding the night in. He had checked the place thoroughly to make sure it was saf

t stay there in San Jose?" Pierre seems to be getting more and more confused. "And since when

"But it was stolen. It looks like one

octor, maybe he immediately noticed that his extra

ger run on fumes, at least it had the d

dn't even bother going t

is. The only important thing on his mind is who really wants to kill him, and in order to find out the answers, he needs to l

ithout Tatum and Pierre lurking around, without that feeling of urgen

hes he had run out of gas at Valera, so that he co

ht Ina Reyes was the only beautiful woman he could see.

e hadn't stuck around. Because at the mom

to Pierre. "There's no reason for me to rush.

ng about the virus that killed those people in Catalina." Pierre grumbled in aggravation.

the answer still hasn't changed. Ortez said that the only visi

sidered trustworthy. Victor Ortez former leader of the UFF, now dead, thanks to Tatum. But even though Ortez was responsible for the dea

ase was contagious, but Dean still hoped that he would see the evidence of the

ounding incredibly irritated. "Doctor Edison headed up the biological weapons departme

tated strain of something, which means it'

ident has been firm about his position on the ma

the President doesn't know anything about it. I think there is

riend are now focused on Project Taurus and they are trying to find out who is behin

captain actually thinks i

run, and he can't wait to marry the

He knows that Captain Guiller Tatum is willing to sacrifice his own life just for his crew, so Dean wi

beginning, and we'll figure out ou

. Just be ca

e lookout for you, Pier

in the duffel bag. He slung the bag over his should

he looked up at the sky, and sure enough, glimpsed bluish lights winking amid the black backdrop. A

omething bad

he road. Chewing on the inside of his cheek, he watched as half a dozen Jeeps sped along the one-lane dirt road. It wasn'

to, boys?" he murmured, eyei

d until he noticed three black medic vans sandwiched between the passing Jeeps. The vans were the

did they come out looking suspiciously like the ambulances? T

t anyone to know there was a m

purposeful strides. He took two steps in the direction of his

stupid," he

follow where the military was going. Unless he walks on it, which would be pointless. And by the time

farm he'd spotted five or six miles east of the church. Or maybe he'll run to where the Doctors Inter

terrupted by the lo

jaw tensing as he realized the solution t

the priest's horse,

eeply. Yeah

e he last rode a horse. Maybe he's st

ding a horse just

r, the healthier-looking of the two horses was saddled up and Dean was leading the spotted horse out of

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