Kapitel 60: Chapter 60: Marinah

I follow the soldier to a single tank that will transport me from the airfield to the underground. The Shadow Warriors line up in rows behind us to run the distance. My palms itch to run beside them. I look at the soldier instead. “I’m sorry I don’t remember your name. I was so nervous when I left.”

“Officer Daniels,” he says gruffly without so much as a smile on his face.

It’s not lost on me that he hasn’t used my official title even though it was only part of the window dressing to get me to Cuba. Chances are good that my official position will be terminated. The thought sends my temperature rising. With a few slow, quiet breaths, I curb Ms. Beast in. We wait, we see, we calculate, we take action, I tell her forcefully.