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Title:miracle
author: Cindy Ryan

Miles could feel the anger coming off of Rachel in waves. If he cared or had time to dwell on it Miles would say rage was a better term for what Charlie's mother was feeling. As the saying went people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Rachel had made her own mistakes and bad decisions that led to this point. So had Miles.

Unfortunately it was the former general's last showing of compassion and weakness that was going to get his family killed. Miles didn't care about himself; he deserved what was coming. He'd let Monroe live. Hadn't been able to do what needed to be done. Kill a man who had been as much of a brother as Ben. Now that life long friend was about to slaughter innocents. Miles's family was just the beginning. If Monroe had one helicopter it was a fair bet he had a squadron. Armed and ready.

Out of the corner of his eye Miles saw Charlie take her brother's hand. Defiant and brave. Both of them. In a different situation Miles would be proud of them. All he felt was guilt tinged with sadness. Charlie had counted on him to free Danny. Another failure to add to the long list that was the life of Miles Matheson.

Squaring his shoulders Miles faced the oncoming Blackhawk helicopter. The whirring blades were almost a drumbeat. A drumbeat signaling the war that was coming. Miles and his loved ones needed a miracle to escape this one. He wasn't sure if there were any miracles left. If there were he hoped Charlie and Danny would get one. Out of all of them they deserved a chance. Miles could only hope fate was smiling on them and that one last miracle left in the world really existed.

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