Chapter 320

Hearing Chip’s assessment of the pirate leader’s background caused Steve to make an immediate decision. “Stephanie, call the pilots and tell them I’m heading to Somalia immediately. Please get a helicopter here as soon as possible. I can’t sit around and hope Gwen will be okay. I’ll be leaving within the hour.”

“I’ll be going with you,” stated Billie immediately.

“Make that two helicopters,” corrected Jason. “Things have been getting pretty quiet around here. The guys and I were getting bored. We’ll just ride along.”

“You need to be clear about a few things. I don’t know that there’ll be a problem. But if there is a problem, I’ll be diving in, regardless of international law, agreements, treaties, sovereignty, or anything else. Gwen and Charlotte, and Cheryl, now that I think about it, will be my first concern. If things get hot, I won’t be taking any prisoners,” promised Steve.

“We’d better get our gear ready,” stated Chip as he stood up from the table. “I s