Chapter 158
Angelina’s POV
1 stopped walking. Riley and Chen continued a few steps before realizing wasn t following
“Aria? You coming? Riley called back.
T catch up You two go ahead.
Riley looked uncertain. “You sure?”
“Yeah. I just want to finish my walk. Clear my head.”
“Okay. We’ll see you back at the barracks,”
They headed toward the crowd. I turned to walk in the opposite direction Back toward the barracks.
But I could still hear everything. My enhanced hearing picking up every word.
Female candidates were practically mobbing the formation. Keeping a respectful distance but only barely.
“Oh my god, is that Instructor Graham?”
“The one from the shooting test? Holy shit, he looks even better up close
“I didn’t get a good look at him during the assessment. Jesus Christ, he’s gorgeous.”
“Those eyes. Did you see those eyes? They’re like ice but somehow hot at the same time.”
“I don’t care what tomorrow’s test is. If he’s running it, I’m suddenly very motivated.”
“Right? Forget passing. I just want him to look at me once.*
Giggling. More high-pitched squeals.
I kept walking. Then I heard Saffron’s voice. Of course she was there.
“I call dibs! Did you see those eyes? That jawline? Girls, I am CLAIMING him.”
Vanessa laughed. “Saffron, you can’t just claim a person.”
“Watch me. If he’s single, I’m making my move.”
More giggling from her group. Then I heard something that made me paus
The crowd had gone quiet. Completely silent.
That was strange. Two hundred excited women don t just go quiet for no reason.
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1 turned around. Looked back toward the training field.
Carlan was moving, Walking Not toward his helicopters. Toward me.
His stride was purposeful. Direct. Like he had a target and nothing was going to stop him from reaching it.
The crowd was parting around him. People stepping back. Making way.
His expression was the same cold mask. But his eyes were locked on me.
And as he got closer, something in his face changed. The ice melted. The hard edges softened.
By the time he was twenty feet away, he was looking at me the way he had in that room. Like I was the only person in the world.
Behind him, the entire crowd was frozen. Staring.
“Wait, is he going to HER?”
“You’ve got to be kidding me.”
“That’s Sterling,
‘No way. No fucking way.”
I didn’t move. Just stood there watching him approach.
Then Saffron’s voice cut through the silence.
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“Everyone! EVERYONE! Look at Sterling’s neck! Those are hickeys, right? Guess we know how she REALLY passed her interrogation!*
The whispers started immediately. Spreading through the crowd like wildfire.
Saffron wasn’t done. She was practically shouting now. “She slept with the interrogator! That’s why she got cleared so fast! What a fucking
SLUT!
Riley appeared next to me. Her face was red with anger. “Aria, just ignore her.
Chen was on my other side. “She’s crossed the line.”
I didn’t respond to either of them. Just watched Caelan. He had stopped walking. Ten feet away from me.
Slowly, he turned his head toward Saffron. The temperature seemed to drop ten degrees.
The entire training field went silent. Even the insects seemed to stop chirping.
When Caelan spoke, his voice was quiet. But it carried across the entire field with perfect clarity.
“Who gave you permission to speak?”
Saffron’s face went white.
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Carlan took one step toward het. Just one. Get Out Of My Sight.”
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Two of his warriors moved immediately. They walked straight to Saffron. Grabbed her arms. One on each side.
Saffron started struggling Wait! What are you doing? Let go of me?”
Carlan’s voice was ice. “Since Rodriguez enjoys making accusations, let’s give her a firsthand experience of what real interrogation feels like.
The crowd erupted Shocked gasps. Whispers exploding into full conversations.
Is he serious?”
“He can’t actually interrogate her, can he?”
“Oh my god, this is insane.”
Saffron was thrashing now. Trying to pull away from the warriors. “No! Major Felix! SIR! This isn’t protocol! You can’t let him do this!”
Felix appeared from somewhere in the crowd. His expression was complicated. Conflicted.
But when he spoke, his voice was firm. “Instructor Graham has full authority over disciplinary actions. I can’t intervene.”
Someone near me whispered. “Even Felix can’t overrule him? Who the hell as this guy?”
Felix continued. “Graham was recommended directly by a four-star general. No one here outranks his authority on this selection.”
The crowd went even quieter. That was serious. That was way above normal instructor level.
Saffron was panicking now. Real panic. Her voice was getting higher. More desperate.
“Sterling! Aria! PLEASE! I’m sorry! I’m such a bitch! I know I am!”
The warriors started dragging her away. She was fighting them but they were too strong.
“It wasn’t my idea! I swear! It was Tansy! My cousin Tansy told me to do it
That made me pay attention.
“She said to humiliate you in public! She wanted me to live-stream it! She been planning this!”
“Please! You re a good person! I know you are! You’re kind and forgiving! Please don’t let them take me!”
Kind. She called me kind.
I almost smiled.
“We can work this out! Girl to girl! Please!”
Saffron was sobbing now. Completely broken.
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The warriors stopped Waiting for orders.
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