Chapter Ten
BANPARRA’S FACE WENT DARK. In one step he was at the door and shouted in her face, “What are you doing in my base?”
She didn’t flinch. “What are you doing with my employee?” Her voice was soft and menacing.
Banparra’s nostrils flared. “That amounts to disobedience of a superior officer. I’m reporting this to Preston’s office.”
Doric glared at him. “Good luck with that. You need me.”
That was amazing. Disobedience of orders from a superior was no laughing matter. And he outranked her in every way. Even if he hadn’t, the fact that he was Base Commander would have made it so. She was acting in a way that was utterly stupid, and even Fabio could see that. What was wrong with her?
Hansen said, “Why are you not wearing safety gear?”
They faced each other wordlessly for a few m
