Chapter 98

• ZARA POV
• "So, walk me through this again, Baxter," Walker said, trying to keep his voice steady. The air in the room felt thick, heavy with the weight of what I was reading. "This... operation, you said it happened years ago?" He pressed further.
• Baxter shifted uncomfortably, his gaze darting around the room before settling somewhere over my left shoulder. "Yeah, like I told you. A long time. Things were... different then.”