“I’m sure that he’ll be back shortly,” I said to Teixeira.
He opened his mouth to speak when a massive explosion from the direction of the parking lot shattered the stillness.
My special-forces training took over and I immediately hit the deck. Teixeira did likewise and everyone else followed suit, their weapons trained on the perimeter.
We carefully scanned the surroundings but found no evidence of any further threats. I barked an order to Sergeant Wright, “Take the men and establish a perimeter around the parking lot.” As they disappeared into the bushes on the right side of the range, Teixeira and I rounded the building followed by the rest of his men.
A huge crater occupied the space where Teixeira’s SUV had once stood. The shell of the vehicle lay burning on its side about thirty
