Chapter 348
"Name?"
"Mila."
"Age?"
"Twenty-nine."
"Gender?"
"...Female."
"Where are you from?"
"Kingsford."
"And your destination?"
"Solaris City."
"What were you doing in the forest?"
"Our travel convoy was passing through when suddenly several vehicles broke down..."
The soldier cut her off. "How many?"
"...Four."
"Go on."
took a
us left. We set up camp and waited for help... Two men showed up while we were waiting... Later that night, while I was on watch, one of
rigid and unsmiling behind a rough wooden table, staring at the woman across from them. She sat just as straight, her clothes
It was Mila.
She'd barely set foot past the perimeter when a patrol fired a warning shot, forcing her to a halt. The sound of gunfire sent her
her head and marched her
was relentless
faces rotated in and out, grilling her with the
detail didn't line up, the
It wore her down.
City, and especially everything that had happened tonight. They demanded a minute-by-minute account. She didn't dare leave anything out, or embellish
The tension was suffocating.
grateful—wandering into the outpost had probably saved
chased by an armed criminal right before blundering into a restricted area
up the reports and left. Mila was bone-tired, but didn't let herself relax, struggling to stay alert for whatever came
didn't dare
inside were
had no idea how much time had passed when, suddenly, a
"Good evening, sir!"
half-dozing in her chair,
The door swung open.
in an officer's uniform. He was tall, sharply built, with striking features and a straight nose. His presence was commanding like a blade
instantly. She started to rise and speak, then
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