Chapter 11“They’ll find her, Doctor Conley.” Shannon covered her mouth to mask the smug look of self-satisfaction threatening to break through. He was losing his mind, and she was savoring every second of it. “It’s only the first evening. Have some patience.”
A dozen monitors lit up the dark surveillance room. Conley paced the tiny space, obsessively cleaning the lenses of his glasses. “Why would Joseph make such a bizarre claim? Of course she went to the mountains! Even a simpleton would want to stay near the water. I might expect such stupidity from Brayden, but Joseph is a trained scout.”
“He’s a jarhead. Trained to kill, not use his brain.”
“No. Something isn’t right. He’s the first marine we’ve brought into this operation. It’s critical that this mission goes well. If he reports ba
