Highway to Heaven by Harley McRide Page B

asked,
holding her breath.
    “Sahara, you and Colt are staying back.”
Tonto’s tone left little room for argument.
    It wasn’t Sahara who got her argument out
first, but Colt. “Prez, you can’t be serious! I need to be out
there, not stuck back sitting on my ass like a worthless piece of
shit,” he bitched.
    “My sister is in there!” Sahara added.
    “Which is why you’re staying. I can’t risk
you losing your head and blowing the whole operation. Colt, she
needs protection. If shit goes down, they may be ambushing back
here. Be ready, and don’t let your guard down. When we get the
girls I’m gonna need a safe place to bring ‘em.” Tonto’s voice
vibrated through the room.
    “That’s bullshit! You can’t make me fuckin’
stay here, Tonto!” Sahara yelled, her body almost shaking from
rage. Shady grabbed her arm and pulled her back, talking calmly to
her.
    “You don’t need to see her like that, girl.
Let us get her. I promise we’ll bring her back, okay?” Shady tried
to get her to sit, but it took a good shove from Abi to get her ass
planted in a seat. She pushed against her, trying to fight when Abi
smiled down at her.
    “Seriously?” she said, arching an eyebrow.
When it finally registered with Sahara that she was attempting to
fight against Abi, she sunk back against the chair and let out a
deep breath.
    “We good?” Tonto said sarcastically, his
patience wearing thin. Sahara nodded belligerently, crossing her
arms over her chest. So, she may look childish, but she really
didn’t give a flying fuck. Deep down, she knew they were right. If
she saw her sister, she’d rush in and get her instead of sticking
to the plan. But at least Sadie would be safe. Guilt edged in her
brain for the other girls that might be with her. No, there was no
way she could save Sadie and leave the others. No way in hell.
Accepting her mission, she straightened and nodded an apology.
Tonto stared at her a moment and nodded back in acceptance and
turned to the rest of the group.
    “We get in, we don’t leave until we get all
the girls. I want one group handing them off, another getting them
the hell out of there. I don’t know what we are walking into, or
how many girls are shoved in that damn grave, but we gotta be ready
for anything. I’m thinking it’s probably at least two, maybe more.”
He looked at the room, waiting for questions.
    “And Reyes?” Raven asked, a twitch flexing in
his jaw.
    “We worry about Reyes after we do the rescue
mission. If he happens to be there, great. If not, we can hunt his
ass after. Either way, we will get the girls and get him. His
little operation ends before we leave Mexico,” Sandman answered,
his anxiousness to get Reyes the same or worse as Raven’s.
    “Any questions?” Tonto asked then nodded when
no one spoke up. “Good. Everyone go get some rest. Colt and Shark,
I want you two rotating. One on guard with Sahara, one on the
monitors. Sahara, go get sleep. I have no idea how long we are
gonna be, and you may be watching those cameras for days upon end.”
He turned and walked out, with Yo Neg and Tonka leading Abi to
their room. As the room cleared, Raven stayed to the back going
unnoticed, watching Heaven until everyone but Maxi and Kink were
filing out, grumbling something about needing pussy. He folded his
arms over his chest and stared, waiting until they looked up. Both
of them shot glances between him and Heaven, a smile playing on
their lips. Raven’s nostrils flared and they both walked out, still
amused.
    Heaven hadn’t noticed she wasn’t alone while
she flipped through the cameras one last time, hoping she’d find
something…whether a secondary entrance to the tunnel or emergency
exit they’d need to know about to cover when they went in. Her eyes
watered and a shrilling, stabbing pain shot through her temples.
She reached up and rubbed them, wishing she’d have brought her
glasses instead of committing solely on her contacts in the