Definition of a SEAL's Warning Order: What, Where, How, Who, When
Not one to stay within the boundaries of a warning order, Navy SEAL Captain Grant Stevens usually follows his gut instincts. This time will be no different as he attempts to terminate a plot to annihilate Russia's heads of government. Along with Lieutenant(j.g.) Joe Adler, the covert operation will take them behind the Iron Curtain where they'll encounter murder, kidnapping and betrayal. KGB Officer Grigori Moshenko will assist in diffusing the deadly plot, as the three men attempt to penetrate the very heart of the Soviet Union, its fortress of power--the Kremlin.
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He was on the opposite side of the room but he had to chance it. Keeping low, he hustled across the floor and grabbed the flashlight from the counter. Just as he shut off the light, a shot rang out, a bullet striking the countertop next to his head. Shards of metal slivers struck his face. The bullet careened off the countertop and slammed into the wall to his right. He leaned slightly forward and returned fire, getting off three rapid shots, aiming at the ceiling opening. He fell back, hitting the wall, as he brought the gun close to his cheek. He waited. But there was only silence. No return fire. Whether or not his bullets found their target was immaterial at this point. He had to get the hell out of the lab now or else he was going to become a permanent fixture.
Crouching, he ran to the steps and stared up toward the opening but saw only blackness and silence. He calculated he had less than ninety seconds to escape. Taking one step at a time, he kept the gun pointed up, swiveling his head, trying to cover every overhead angle. Instinctively, he held his breath as he reached the last step. Keeping low, he slowly brought his head through the opening then scrambled out and immediately flattened his body against the basement floor. The silhouette of the open back door came into view. A hundred thoughts ran through his mind in one split second. Could the shooter be outside waiting for him? Or was he hiding somewhere in the basement? He didn't remember hearing footsteps after the shot.
Whatever, he was outta there. Time was up.
