THE DEAN'S ASSASSIN
By the time I tumbled over the metal lip of the helicopter’s open bay door, I collapsed onto the cold steel floor, shivering uncontrollably, my lungs gasping for warm air.
The bay door slammed shut, cutting off the deafening roar of the storm and the helicopter rotors.
Vance stood over us, holding a smoking rocket launcher, his tactical vest loaded with spare magazines. He was older than I remembered his thick beard streaked with silver, a long, jagged scar running from his left temple down to his jawline. But his dark, calculating eyes were unmistakably the same.
"You look like hell, little bird," Vance grunted, tossing the empty launcher onto a rack and throwing two thick wool blankets ont