Chapter Twenty-Three
“Well, I’m thinking that didn’t go to mission plan.” Luke offered him a hand up as Jodie led the operators away.
“What the hell land mine did I just step on?” Stan looked around and only Luke and Mac had stayed behind. The Chinook crew were securing their helo. Patrick and most of the other ranch hands were headed over to the obstacle course corral. Michael was walking hand in hand with a blonde. One her other side, Emily had linked arms with her. The three of them were strolling across the pasture like it was a Sunday afternoon in Paris. The blonde must have come in on the helo, but Stan hadn’t noticed her. Maybe she’d done one of Michael’s teleport maneuvers.
“Big damn land mine,” Mac chuckled. “And son? You didn’t step on it, you jumped in with both feet and your
