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Warm relief melted the uneasiness. She hadn’t wanted Eugene to join the long list of people she couldn’t trust. “I doubt he would have let you.” Sophia looked away for a moment, then said, “Thanks, Gene.”

“Whatever you need. Oh, I almost forgot, Colonel Maximillian wants to see you again. General Stone and Con are in there too.”

That can’t be good. “Okay.”

Last night was a jumbled mess in her head. She’d been frightened, then almost overwhelmed with lust, then ridiculously angry. The only constant in all of it was a man who couldn’t let go of his ghosts.

Now she had to face him, as well as her mentor and a general who could put an end to her partnership with Con anytime he wanted.

She slipped her focused physician mask over her, let it settle into place, and prepared to deal with a potentially uncomfortable meeting.

Chapter Nine

Sophia gave Eugenewhat she hoped was a businesslike nod and walked toward the colonel’s office. The door was closed, so she knocked.

“Enter.”

She found Max, General Stone, and Con in the room. Max and the general were seated, Con was standing at parade rest.

All three men wore grim expressions.

Sophia stepped inside, closed the door and stood next to Connor before asking, “What’s wrong?”

General Stone spoke. “We’ve interrogated the two men who accosted you outside your quarters last night. They’re part of the construction crew and were already on the base. A man approached them and offered several thousand American dollars. He asked them to grab any American females who had white-blonde hair and deliver them to a truck waiting outside.”

Her stomach turned and twisted. “How many women on the base have my hair color?”

“Two. The other woman is one of our telecommunication techs and was on duty last night. They never could have reached her.”

All three men stared at her, but only Con’s mouth looked angry. Max and the general appeared more resigned than anything else. Or tired.

“It was your idea to sleep in Sergeant Button’s quarters last night?” General Stone asked, one corner of his mouth tightening briefly in disapproval.

“Yes.” She wanted to tell him to mind his own business, but managed to close her mouth before the words could slip out.

“Why?”

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