Duty and Desire: A LesbianSapphic Military Romance (Honor Bound Book 2) by Emily Hayes

Author:Emily Hayes [Hayes, Emily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-10-28T00:00:00+00:00

“Status report!” Ros barked, her voice cutting through the controlled chaos of the command center. Officers and technicians scrambled to provide updates, their faces taut with concentration.

“Communications are stable, General Carson,” one officer reported. “But the power grid is under heavy attack. We’re diverting resources to reinforce it, but it’s touch-and-go.”

Ros clenched her jaw. The power grid was the lifeblood of the base; without it, they’d be plunged into darkness, both literally and figuratively. She knew Scarlett was down in the cybersecurity wing fighting tooth and nail to keep the grid stable. The thought of Scarlett alone and under pressure twisted Ros's stomach into knots.

She pushed the thought aside. She couldn’t afford to be distracted—not now, not with everything on the line. Scarlett was one of the best engineers she had ever known. If anyone could pull them through this, it was her. Ros had to trust that Scarlett would do her job while she focused on hers.

“General, we’ve got reports of increased insurgent activity on the north perimeter,” another officer informed her, his voice tinged with urgency. “They’re testing our defenses, looking for a weak spot.”

Ros nodded sharply. “Send a reinforcement team to the north perimeter. Double up on the patrols and make sure the turrets are fully operational. We can’t let them breach the fence.”

The officer relayed her orders. Ros’s gaze flicked to the map on the central screen where red dots that indicated insurgent positions seemed to be multiplying by the second. They were everywhere, pressing the base from all sides. It was clear that the cyberattack was just one prong of a larger, more coordinated assault.

“General, there’s an issue with the south gate,” another voice called out. “The automated defense system is glitching, likely due to the malware. We’re trying to reroute.”

Ros felt a cold sweat break out along her spine. If the south gate failed, it would create a breach large enough for the insurgents to storm the base. She could almost see it in her mind—the flood of armed men pouring through the gate, overwhelming her soldiers and reaching the command center. Reaching Scarlett.

“Get a team down there now,” Ros ordered, her voice steely. “If the system can’t be fixed in time, they’re to defend the gate manually. We cannot let it fall.”

The officer nodded and moved to carry out her orders, but Ros couldn’t shake the feeling of impending doom. The insurgents were too close, their tactics too precise. They knew exactly where to hit, and they were hitting hard.

“General Carson,” a technician called out, pulling her from her thoughts. “We’ve got an anomaly in the command center’s systems. Looks like the malware’s trying to breach our firewalls. It’s targeting our operational controls.”

Ros’s blood ran cold. If the insurgents gained control of the command center, they could cripple the base’s defenses from within. Everything would fall apart :communications, power, automated defenses, everything they relied on to keep Fort Independence secure.

“Divert all resources to protect the command center’s systems,” Ros commanded, her voice tight with urgency.

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