Chapter 16
Their truck bumped over some of the roughest roads Pasha had ever experienced. He heard apprehension in the voice of the men around him. Their anxiety reflected his own. The rumor mill was working overtime.
No, not anxiety, he realized, downright terror.
No one wanted to look afraid, but Pasha knew they were.
A veteran of battles and close combat fighting, he knew it was right to be afraid. Battle would indeed be terrifying. It was better to be scared than to give in to overconfidence.
“Does anyone know where we’re headed,” a man asked.
“Who the f**k knows, but it must be important,” someone replied. “Look how quickly the bosses got us loaded and on our way.”
“Does anyone even know what’s going on anymore?” another man asked. “We’re nothing but mushrooms covered with shit
