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“What did you do this time?”
Kanchi met the doctor’s pointed gaze with zero expression.
On any other day, the interaction would have had Daniel smile. The commander’s gaze made it clear it wasn’t his job to keep the girl safe or cared for, only contained under whatever parameters given him.
The doctor’s return look expressed how she wasn’t content with that attitude.
It was comical, but today was not a day he would find humor in anything.
The call for Daniel to join today’s watch was met with excitement. Surprised, but not looking a gift horse in the mouth, he’d floated to the morning’s briefing on cloud nine. Not even Nathan’s tense attitude could defeat Daniel’s eagerness to see Dee again. His teammate’s guarded expression should have warned Daniel what he was walking into. Nath
