Over a dozen pockets between them and never one rattling pockets. No identification. No notepad. Nothing.

I sit again in disappointment, able to abandon them fully, however a little bit of ink catches my eye simply above the bald man’s navel.

I carry his shirt just a little greater, revealing the coiling tail of a cobra etched into his pores and skin. Skinny, black eyes stare again at me from between his pecs.

A reminiscence triggers in my mind, fueled by deja vu.

This snake. I’ve seen it earlier than however not inked into somebody’s pores and skin. It was…

I sat at Marilyn Black’s desk with a cup of chilly tea in entrance of me. She drilled me with questions for hours. She wore a silver pendant round her neck. I by no means thought a second factor of it till simply now.

It was a cobra. Identical to this tattoo.

I step over to the bearded man and pull up his shirt, too.

The identical black eyes stare again at me from his abs.

“Field, it’s time to go,” Fox says from the doorway.

“What about them?” I ask.

“Depart them.”

I hesitate however I drive myself to face up and observe Fox exterior into the jeep.

Matching tattoos are often reserved for 2 teams of individuals: drunk school women and legal organizations. There can’t be too many who use this cobra to mark their members.

Coincidence? Or one other piece of the puzzle?

Chapter 20

Boxcar

A big truck is already parked by the command tent by the point we attain camp.

Caleb known as forward to present them a head’s up, however there’s no means the higher command might have despatched somebody out to exchange Rhys so rapidly.

The three of us step contained in the command tent to discover a tall man standing on the head of the desk with at the very least 5 different thriller males lingering behind him. All of them are tall with darkish options and put on not too long ago pressed BDUs. Frowning faces throughout aside from the tall man. He grins wider as he sees us, the sides of his wrinkled smile hidden beneath a salt and pepper mustache.

“You should be Fitzpatrick!” he says, zooming in on Fox. He steps across the desk and thrusts his hand ahead, snatching up Fox’s earlier than he may even react.

“Sure, sir…”

“From what I hear, you’re fairly the shot. I sit up for working with you,” he says. He scans the remainder of the brand new males seated round. “I’m Sergeant Paxton. I’m taking on this camp beginning now, and also you’ll be becoming a member of my squad. Welcome aboard.”

Fox opens his mouth to argue however Paxton talks over him, pointing a tough finger at Caleb.

“Fawn, proper?” he asks, spinning again to a stack of paperwork. He slides a file out and opens it, smiling. “Caleb?”

“Sure, sir,” she says.

“You’re going residence within the morning.”

Caleb goes stiff. “Sir—”

“I perceive the mix-up, however you’re not allowed out right here. Ought to have been shipped again the second your boots hit the bottom.”

“Sir, I’m a beneficial member of this crew—”

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