Stand Against The Storm (The Maxwell Saga Book 4) by Peter Grant

Author:Peter Grant [Grant, Peter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fynbos Press
Published: 2015-02-18T07:00:00+00:00

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Steve stared into the comm terminal, stomach turning to ice as he absorbed what Lieutenant-Colonel Battista had just told him.

“I… I’ll talk to them again, Sir,” he said at last, desperation in his tone, “but I already know what their answer’s going to be. It’s…” His voice died away as a sudden thought came to him. What if I can use the jade knife as a bargaining counter? He didn’t realize that his mouth was still open as he stood there, eyes far away as he pondered.

“What is it, Lieutenant?” He didn’t miss the sudden flicker of hope in Battista’s voice.

“I may have thought of something,” he said slowly. “I don’t know whether it will work, and there’s a lot to figure out, but… There’s one thing, Sir. If I’m to make this work, I’m going to have to move fast and do an awful lot without having time to ask permission. I need a free hand, Sir – permission to do whatever I have to and whatever it takes to make this succeed.”

“You know I can’t override Captain Davis’ orders, right?” Steve nodded. “Apart from that, yes, insofar as you’re assigned to my command at present, I’ll trust you with carte blanche. Your previous performance justifies that. Use whatever you need and do whatever you have to do to save the hostages. Can you give me an idea of what you have in mind?”

“You really don’t want to know, Sir.”

“Oh… You know what that may mean for you personally?”

“What’s that when weighed against the lives of all those kids, Sir?”

Battista sighed. “I take your point.”

“Yes, Sir. Let me see if I can put something together. It may not be possible, but I’ll do my best. I’ll call you as soon as I can.”

“Carry on, then.”

“Aye aye, Sir.”

Steve looked around the commcen. “Sergeant O’Donnell, where’s the Qianjin chargé d’affaires?”

“Last I saw of him he was headed to bed, Sir.”

“Thank you.”

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