Dusk of Humanity : (Book 1 in the Dusk of Humanity Series) by M.K. Dawn

Author:M.K. Dawn [Dawn, M.K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-09T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

“Good Lord,” Evelyn said as one of the nurses wiped the sweat from her brow and they finished the closing the sutures on Cale’s legs. “Do we know what got a hold of this poor man?”

Fletcher cleared his throat. “Does it matter?”

Sloan held her tongue. He’d been this way the entire surgery. Cold. Shut off. Barely spoke a word. It was unlike him not to bark orders on the proper way to perform each technique. The few times he joined in on their conversations was only to steer them away from topics such as the one Evelyn just mentioned. Any speculation as to what happened to Cale had been halted. The only explanation for his rash behavior was he knew more than he was letting on. Whatever secret he kept hidden must have been top-secret for him to hold onto it so tightly.

“It matters a great deal, Dr. Barnett,” Evelyn retorted. “As does where he was when he received such injuries. If he were down on the farm and one of the animals went savage, it should be taken care of we can avoid breeding a whole herd with the defective gene. Now, if he was injured on some sort of equipment or by some accident, that too needs to be looked into so others do not sustain the same injuries.”

Fletcher snapped off his bloodied gloves and tossed them in the trash. “I assure you, Dr. Williams, the incident has been handled.” He turned his attention to the group. “This never happened. There will be grave consequences for those who speak of this to those not involved. Is that understood?”

Everyone nodded.

“Good. Dr. Egan, I assume you can take over from here. He shall be held in recovery room three. Doors remain locked at all times.”

Sloan’s skin tingled. That made no sense. “Locked? That seems a bit unorthodox. Is he contagious?”

“He is not. If you feel the need to question my orders, you may be excused from this case.”

Again, Sloan bit her tongue—not for her sake but for Archer’s. The fear splashed across his face when he arrived broke her heart. He would be devastated if she was no longer allowed access to the case files and provide updates on his friend. “I apologize, Dr. Barnett. My intention was not to question your decision but to understand the benefit of locking the major’s door.”

“As this is a top-secret case, we cannot have him leaving his room without first debriefing him. His door will remain locked at all times. Nurse Lockhart.”

Tiffany smiled as Fletcher spoke her name. He then handed her a single key on an unassuming key-ring.

It was the first of its kind Sloan has seen in The Bunker.

“Tiffany will take first watch and will work out a schedule with the remaining nurses present. Call Dr. Egan immediately when he wakes or if his condition changes.”

She took the key and stuck it into her pocket. “Yes, sir.”

It wasn’t the safest spot for such an important key, but Sloan kept that thought to herself.

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