Chapter 321

“God damn it! We can’t just blow up those bastards, especially while they’re in Somalia’s sovereign waters. Let’s get some jets over the area, just in case we need them. They can give us visual reports at the very least. I’ll be right down to take control of the situation,” promised Rosen. “Get Steve Hammer on the phone right now.”

Steve was still in the air over East Africa when his phone chirped. Looking at it, he saw a state department number, so he let it go to voicemail. He noticed Jason watching him.

“That was the state department. I don’t want to drag Rosen into this. If he orders me to stand down and I don’t, there’ll be all kinds of repercussions. He needs plausible deniability, and so do I. I can honestly say that no one told me to not kill that big fucker,” stated Steve grimly.

“Steve, I’m hearing that there are pirates headed for the SS Charity,” revealed Chip. “We’ll be on the ground in twenty minutes and it’ll take half an hour or so for the choppers