Orders of Battle (Frontlines) by Marko Kloos

Author:Marko Kloos [Kloos, Marko]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-07T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

RIDE-ALONG

Half an hour after the briefing, I am back in my quarters and rinsing off in the shower when my comms panel trills its incoming message alert. I step out of the tiny bathroom of my cabin and walk the three steps to my desk, where the terminal base flashes a soft, pulsating red light.

“Major Grayson,” I say when I accept the comm.

“Major, this is the CO,” Colonel Drake’s voice says. “Could you report to my ready cabin when you get a minute?”

“Of course, sir. I’ll be right up.”

I slip into fresh camouflage uniform trousers and spend a minute rolling the sleeves of the blouse before putting it on. When I check my appearance in the mirror, I notice that I have a few strands of gray hair now, made obvious by the harsh and unflattering light of the mirror’s LED fixture.

“Fabulous,” I mutter, and grab one of the little silver strands to yank it out. It comes away clean, and I look at it for a moment as it curls between my fingers.

At least I got old enough to start getting gray, I think. Then I flick the strand of hair into the garbage receptacle on the wall next to my desk and turn to walk out of my quarters.

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