Chapter 20
Attack
Art heard men yelling as he neared the area where he’d heard Rikki’s screams. Two copters remained overhead, but one was missing. Probably on the ground. He was nearing Slough. That nearly half-acre section of marsh land was big enough to land even the biggest bird.
Reaching the tree line, he paused to assess the situation. It only took him a few seconds to see Rikki, in her leopard form, struggling to extricate herself from the weighted net holding her down. Four men dressed in camo stood around her, watching and waiting, when a fifth man lifted a gun and fired at her.
Blood-boiling rage burned through him when Rikki shrieked with pain. Without thinking, he launched toward the closest man, slamming into him and knocking him onto the ground. The force of the impact l
