Chapter 21: One Blast to the Heavens

"I'll wait for you. Come back safe and marry me." Hearing that, Carlos Yale suddenly felt his legs lock up. He whipped around toward Emery Quinny. Tears spilled down her cheeks in two bright tracks. His chest tightened. "I'll come back safe," he said. "Do you mean it?" "I mean it." Emery bit down hard and forced a steady tone. She knew that if he went, he would never make it back alive. Those killers were vicious. They didn't even care about their own lives. They had grenades. She could imagine...