Chapter 5 - The Emergency Base Lockdown Initiated
Miller walked forward nervously, his eyes darting between the disgraced Major and the newly revealed Colonel.
“You aren't in trouble, son. Hand me your canteen and tell me what happened before I arrived,” Elena instructed calmly.
“He... he screams at us every day, Colonel, and forces us to hand over half our paychecks for base maintenance fees,” Miller whispered.
Sterling let out an explosive curse, lunging forward as if he meant to silence the private permanently.
Sergeant Hayes intercepted him instantly, driving his forearm into Sterling’s chest and pinning him against the table edge.
“Stay back, Major!” Hayes barked, his face hard with years of suppressed resentment finding its proper target.
May you like
Elena pulled a satellite transmitter from her belt, tapping a sequence of emergency override codes onto the glass screen.
“All base communications are now intercepted; Camp Vora is officially under federal operational lockdown,” Elena declared clearly.
Related Stories
