For Eric, being forced to admit his weak points had been a hard pill to swallow. He had always prided himself on being able to lead, but he’d realized, as the team walked through their outline of the camp and their plan to find Joe, along with the body of their fallen team member and the women, that this team had skills that far surpassed his. He wondered if Cassidy was able to read his mind, because after every member of the team learned their positions, their moves, their responsibilities, Eric had been ordered to wait at the extraction site.Accepting the duty had been humbling, but admitting he was limited in his ability to help this team…well, he’d had no choice. The five special ops personnel could outlive a situation this ugly, this destructive, this hopeless, and have a better chance of coming out the victor. Being a good leader only went so far. Being a great team member meant he had to follow the lead of someone who knew better.Although he wouldn’t be going into the insurgents’ camp, Eric knew that if they couldn’t reach the extraction site in time, this mission would be lost.
