Leo’s POV
“H-Hello, sir. I was just…” I struggled to find the right words. My heart raced and my palms were sweaty as I tried to explain why I was there.
“I don’t have all day,” The General's piercing gaze locked onto me, and for a moment I felt like he could read my mind. His presence was oppressive and heavy like a giant anvil in the room, threatening to crush me beneath its weight.
"Yes, umm. I was checking on Amari," I finally managed to articulate. The moment her name escaped my lips, a subtle change passed over the General. His stern expression softened, and his eyes once fixed firmly on me, dropped with a heaviness that mirrored the concern etched across my face.
No one had laid eyes on Amari since the funeral.
“All I can say is she is still breathing up there. She won’t talk t
