BattleMaster (The BattleMaster Corps Book 1) by Nathaniel Danes

Author:Nathaniel Danes [Danes, Nathaniel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Solstice Publishing - Solstice Universe Imprint
Published: 2017-04-20T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Five

Stephanie heard voices first — doctors and nurses discussing patients other than her. This wasn’t a surprise, as she remembered everything following their rescue and only lost consciousness from sheer exhaustion.

Days of adrenaline rushes and stimulants had kept sleep at bay long enough for her to complete the mission, but they’d taken their toll.

She kept her eyes closed and snuggled into the covers, enjoying their warmth and comfort for as long as she could.

The click-clack of hard-soled shoes against the hospital’s tiled floor struck an eerie chord. The heavy footfalls grew closer, but she pretended to sleep, hoping to preserve her peace. The footsteps stopped at the end of her bed. She could feel someone staring at her.

Curiosity got the better of her and she lifted an eyelid by the smallest of margins to take a discrete peek. The uniformed figure wasn’t even in focus before it said, “Oh, good. You’re awake, lieutenant.”

Crap.

Stephanie pressed a button to raise her bed. She studied the man as it rose. The major was big and tall, with short blonde hair. The ribbon collection on his left breast lacked any combat decorations and his right shoulder was empty where a combat patch should’ve been. She nodded to herself upon finding the sword and cluster insignia of military intelligence.

This both worried and impressed her. His lack of combat insignia showed he’d gotten to be a major without getting his hands dirty or putting his ass on the line. He was a rear echelon desk jockey, and that worried her. Why was he here? What did he want with her?

“What can I do for you, major?”

He tucked his hat under his arm as he glanced around. Seeing a chair, he gestured toward it. “Mind if I have a seat?”

She nodded.

“I’m Major Lowen. I trust you’re being well taken care of. Given what you accomplished out there, we owe you a great deal of gratitude. Top-rate treatment is the least we can do.”

She shrugged. “I just woke up, and besides, I wasn’t badly injured. Hopefully I can get out of here to make space for someone really hurt. As for what I did, right place, right time, and I did my duty. Nothing more. Couldn’t’ve done a thing without Stanner or Veech.”

Lowen flashed her a grin like he found her selfless statement annoying. “That’s humble of you to say, but the fact remains that you were a critical part of events. I finished reading the raw field reports and came straight here to meet you in person.

“You not only effectively controlled a ground and aerial unit simultaneously, but you did so under extreme circumstances.” He leaned back. “Impressive. And that’s not even mentioning your work to even be able to take command of a Euro system.”

“Like I said, it was a team effort.” Stephanie crossed her arms. “Stanner came up with a lot of the ideas and Veech had our backs, not to mention speaking and reading German.”

“Of course.” Lowen held his palms up. “I didn’t come here to diminish their contributions.

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