“Christ, you’re telling me Krauss has had Lance all this time?” asked Roi, his skin pale as he looked as though he were about to be sick.
“I’m telling you that information before you is all I have. I’m done keeping secrets from you,” returned Asher. “You know what I know.”
“Are we going through the proper channels to get him back?” asked Lukian, an edge to his voice.
“Fuck no,” answered Asher. “Not until we know who in those channels can be trusted. From this point on, we’re on the same lockdown that PSI is. We keep our friends close and we bring in people we trust fully. No one else. Got it?”
The men nodded. “Yes, sir,” they said.
“Now, let’s get out there and meet with contacts and informants. General Newman and I are going to pool resources and see what else we can find out. I’m tired of being on the defensive. It’s time we formulated a plan and got ahead of this all.”
His men stood and each saluted him before exiting the room. Lukian paused at the doorway. He looked over his shoulder. “If Jon finds out we kept this from him, he won’t take it well.”
“No, but in his current state of mind, he’ll run headfirst into danger and get himself and possibly others killed,” said Asher.
Lukian pursed his lips. “I know.”
THE END
About the Author, Mandy M. Roth
Mandy M. Roth grew up fascinated by creatures that go bump in the night. From the very beginning, she showed signs of creativity—writing, painting, telling scary stories that left her little brother afraid to come out from under his bed. Combining her creativity with her passion for the paranormal has left her banging on the keyboard into the wee hours of the night.
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