Trained to Kill You in Four Dozen Different Ways

Excerpt #1 from Voice in the Wilderness

     “…But what about the folks coming to visit us?”
     “What's your assessment, Daniels?”
     “They're not just gonna shoot rockets and kill us. We believe they want to 
interrogate us first.”
     “Okay. I have two ideas. The one we actually invoke depends upon who comes to 
arrest you. You'll have to trust me to spring the appropriate trap. It’s best that 
I not tell you more at this time.”
     The cramp forming in Brock's stomach tightened. “You're asking for a lot of 
sight-unseen trust.”
     “I guess I am. But the operation—let's call it Operation Spoof—if it works, 
we can begin to divide and conquer.”
     “Whatever that means.” By trusting Craig, he could be getting everyone killed. 
Now, everyone included Jeff. “And how do I know you aren’t spoofing me?”
     “Because I took an oath to defend the Constitution. It wasn’t an oath to obey 
the Commander-in-Chief when he violates it. And I swore to fight against all 
enemies, foreign and domestic. I think the CIC is of the domestic variety.”
     “Okay, we'll wait until nine o’clock. But, if anything happens before that, or 
if you're lying, our blood is on your hands. If you're lying, and I'm still alive, 
I'm coming after you, Craig. Do you understand?”
     “Loud and clear, Mr. Daniels.”
     When Brock ended the call, he looked up into KC’s questioning green eyes. 
     She shook her head then stared at him like she questioned his sanity. “Do you 
realize you just promised to go after a special ops guy, someone trained to kill 
you in at least four dozen different ways?”