I couldn’t relax; I had to be on guard every second because one small slip could cost lives. Fortunately, everything went smoothly and it didn’t take long for Gale and his team to infiltrate the enemy base. Before I could breathe a sigh of relief, a terrible feeling struck me. All the lights suddenly went out and I could hear a few men speaking over the communication radio.
“She is here.”
“Even Gale doesn’t know…”
“Daisy is his wife.”
I froze. The air in my lungs seemed to be sucked dry. The man laughed wickedly.
“This will be a very interesting show. He’ll have to choose between saving his wife or the woman he loves.”
Something flashed before me and everything went dark.
[Countdown: 1 day]
The connection between me and Gale’s team was severed. In the dense, perilous rainforest, every step became a struggle for survival.
“Damn it!” Gale cursed, his frustration palpable. “How the hell did they find Daisy?”
I had always kept my identity shrouded in secrecy. No one knew—not even Gale. The thought that I’d been caught was almost laughable if it weren’t terrifying.