Critical Alliance (Rocky Mountain Courage Book #3) by Elizabeth Goddard
Author:Elizabeth Goddard [Goddard, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romantic Suspense, FIC042060, FIC042040, FIC027110
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2022-07-04T18:30:00+00:00
TWENTY
End Hunger Gamesâ?
Of course her father would have come up with something so creative and inspiring that would end with employees delivering the nonperishable items won at the event to local food banks. But Mackenzie was no archer and missed her target in this sort-of tag challenge incorporated into a rigorous boot campâstyle obstacle course.
But maybe this wasnât a waste of time and participating would help her find the insider whoâd facilitated the gateway to cybercrime at Hanstech. Beyond that, Noraâs life could be at risk, and Mackenzie didnât like the idea of her sister running around in the woods. She thought she and Nora would do the course together, but that hadnât happened.
Where are you, Nora?
Alex would be furious with this turn of events since he believed she was safe inside the buildingâthe only reason he was willing to leave her.
Just make it through.
The activity would end at some point. Right? Well, maybe not soon enough. Sweat poured from her as she climbed a rope and swung across a small creek, then fell onto the other side, her head barely missing a rock. The two-mile course had been created to start about a mile from the Hanstech campus. Sheâd guess all these people participating were in shape, had practiced many times. A woman ran past her.
Red team.
Mackenzie was on the blue team.
Another red team member ran pastâa guy this time. His Nerf archery gear was attached to his back. You had to keep all your gear throughout the obstacle course. He didnât stop to offer a hand and help her up. Of courseâit was red against blue. Why would he?
She pushed up onto all fours, pulling her face from the well-beaten path of the obstacle course where many a shoe had roamed.
âYou okay?â A man thrust out his hand.
He was on the blue team too. âThanks, but Iâm good.â
She hopped to her feet as if she had all the energy in the world. At least when she finally returned to Michigan, she knew to up her physical fitness game.
On her feet, she dusted off the dirt. âYou must do this a lot.â
Drenched in sweat, he shrugged. âYou get used to it. Too bad we couldnât have done paintball today. I prefer that to the archery.â
âMe too.â Um . . . not really.
He turned and continued jogging down the trail. More participants passed her.
Mackenzie would hike the rest of the way. She was done running the course like everyone else. What about people who couldnât participate for health reasons, or refused?
âOn your left.â
Mackenzie slowed and turned to watch her sisterâon the opposing red teamâjogging toward her.
âIâm surprised to see you pulling up the rear of your team,â Mackenzie said.
âYouâre last too. So whichever one of us is faster is going to win for our team.â
Nora passed her.
Mackenzie would walk the rest of the way, so she wouldnât be catching up to Nora. She wasnât accustomed to this kind of daily activity, though she had been at one time. She gasped
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