The flare still burned above the yard when Zubair keyed the comm and took stock of the pieces left on the board in front of him.
He didn't think of any of them as soldiers anymore… there were too few rules for this type of warfare for that. Instead, they were a team that moved because that was the only thing they really knew how to do.
Well, that, and because Sera's presence behind them turned movement into purpose.
Elias held position near the Hummer, his eyes scanning data that no longer mattered.
Lachlan tracked the newcomers with the hungry focus that meant his creature was close to the surface.
Alexei was already a ghost on the west flank, one scope sweep away from ending someone.
And Sera stood by the truck, watching the yard like it was a stage play written for her amusement.
