Call to Redemption by Tawny Weber

Author:Tawny Weber
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin (UK) Ltd
Published: 2017-11-21T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

FOR A BRIEF moment as Nic approached the office of the Judge Advocate General of the US Navy, he realized he’d never actually been in this part of the Coronado base. He’d have been just as happy to live out his career without a visit, he decided, giving a nostalgic nod to the good ol’ days, when the worst that happened at sea was walking the plank.

At least in the ocean, all he’d have to contend with were sharks.

“Savino.” Captain Jarrett hurried down the hall to meet him. “You came alone?”

“Sir.” Nic greeted Captain Jarrett, not bothering to acknowledge the obvious. Since he was standing there by himself, he’d clearly come alone. “Will Admiral Cree be joining us?”

“I’m sorry. He’s currently at the Pentagon attending a Joint Chiefs of Staff meeting before deploying to his assignment in Afghanistan,” Jarrett said with a nod. Instead of looking Nic in the eye, though, his gaze shifted a little to the left of Nic’s shoulder.

Why? Was he hiding something about Cree’s absence?

Someone had masterminded the treasonous acts, both during Operation: Hammerhead and the previous others they’d unearthed as a result. Someone, Nic was sure, who ranked higher than he did. Someone with the pull, the connections and the ability to run a ghost team.

After serving under the man for a dozen years, he knew Admiral Cree had all of those abilities and more. Added to that, every man Nic’s research had tied to the ghost team was under Cree’s command.

“You should have brought representation.” Jarrett grimaced, adjusted his cuffs, then adjusted them again. “You could have enlisted a legal representative. Or better, you should have brought Louden. He doesn’t practice but he knows the law. More importantly, he’s one of your own.”

“I’ve done nothing wrong.”

“That doesn’t mean you should walk in there without support. Anyone not on duty could have come in here with you. It’d make a strong impression on the judge, don’t you think? Seeing that kind of support.”

Nic appreciated that the Captain was looking out for him. But his suggestions that he leave the team hadn’t been an empty gesture. He’d do whatever it took to protect his men. Which meant giving the impression of as much distance between himself and them as possible.

“The team isn’t very happy with this situation,” he said quietly, leaving Jarrett to draw his own conclusions as to just exactly what about the situation was the issue. “Since I prefer not to have to order them to attend, it was better that I come alone.”

“Oh.” The other man’s eyes widened with shock before he managed to clear his expression. “I guess I thought things were tighter.”

“The accusation of treason carries a wide brushstroke, Captain. I can’t blame anyone who’d rather avoid being painted with it.”

“I don’t know what to say, Savino.” His expression sliding somewhere between worry and depression, Jarrett shook his head. “I can’t believe it’s all going down this way.”

“Nothing’s gone down yet, Captain.” Nic inclined his head toward the heavy oak doors.

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