Chapter 15 – Deceived
COLE SLEPT ON and off through the night. His guard swapped out at some point during the evening, but other than that he saw no one and heard nothing over the damned familiar hum of the ship. With the hangar door closed and no air circulating through the space, it was uncomfortably humid under the red lights. His sweat only made the dried salt water worse when it ran into his eyes. The hardest part, though, was not knowing where he was or where he was going. As was to be expected, no one told him a thing.
After several hours of being awake, Cole was relieved when a few enlisted folks appeared in the hangar and opened the hangar door, revealing the morning sun and blue skies. Still handcuffed, sweating, and uncomfortable, the sight of some blue sky lifted Cole’s spiri
