Won't Let You Down (Book Two of The Unmatched Records)

Chapter Three

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Oliver and Slade took the stealthy route into the building, waiting for a lapse in guard rotations to move along. Oliver had no remorse for killing what soldiers they did run into. These . . . people, if he could even call them that, were holding Kara, the kindest woman he had ever met, someone he owed practically everything he had in his life to. It was because of her that his family and friends were alive, that his son had his mother, that the man he saw as a brother had a second chance, that Malcolm and Laurel had their second chances. No, he thought grimly as he shot down the last guard in the hall, Slade his silent shadow. If they were going to be monsters, he would return the favor.

"The room should be just off the right," Lena told them.

Oliver and Slade stood on either side of the door, then Slade took two of the guns he had, and Oliver kicked the door open. Slade was through in a second, aiming and shooting on instinct. All four technicians inside went down, the shots muffled by the silencers on his guns. Oliver went to the first monitor he saw, taking out Lena's flash drive. "Drive in," he reported as he put it into the computer.

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Lena grinned when her screen lit up, showing cameras all over the complex, files downloading at a rapid speed. "Oh, checkmate indeed," she grinned. "I'm in!"

"Half the charges are set," Laurel said.

"No sign that they know we're here," Malcolm added.

"Good," Slade growled. "Let's keep it that way."

"OK," Lena typed away, sorting through security cameras. "The first three buildings are out. I don't see anything that says they're holding a prisoner there." She frowned when she found a few cameras that were showing only snow. "I've got three cameras that aren't giving me anything."

"Which building?" Oliver asked.

Lena bit her lip, checking. "Building six. The very center of the complex." She snorted. "Typical."

"Charges are set," Laurel said. "Heading your way."

"Good," Lena squinted, typing quickly. "I'll try and get the cameras online to check in with you." She turned her head quickly to check the files loading. "But I have enough here to say you need to find her, and quickly."

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Oliver and Slade took down the two guards on the other side of the building and ran out, Malcolm and Laurel running along the side of it in the shadows. They crouched together behind the building, looking around the corner at the buildings in front of them. "There should be three buildings in front of you in a row," Lena said over the comms. "You need to get past them. I'll be the center building in the next row of three."

"OK," Oliver looked around the corner. "Any luck with the cameras?"

"They're grainy, and I don't have any clear pictures yet. But I see glowing green lights. Building six is definitely where she is with this much Kryptonite."

Oliver narrowed his eyes. "Let us know when you get an image."

"Copy."

The four took off across the yard, their boots nearly silent on the asphalt. They met three guards on their way, but Oliver and Malcolm shot two of them down, Slade slicing through the third one with ease. "Save your screams for when we leave," Oliver advised Laurel. She nodded, and Oliver led the way into the building.

Immediately, green light flooded the halls, and Oliver growled when he saw them. "Kryptonite," he identified.

"Oh, she's definitely here," Malcolm narrowed his eyes, taking another arrow to draw back.