FIFTY-NINE
After a short nap—ordered by Commander Hurley—where Eva didn’t sleep a wink, she got up for a team meeting with the Delphi Force contingent minus the admiral. That included Thomas, Ruben, Axel, and Jose.
Thomas was surprised to hear that she hadn’t slept. Apparently he had. “If you didn’t sleep, then what did you do?” he asked.
“I worried myself sick over what we’ll do if we fail—or if something happens to either of us, what will Sol do?”
“Eva...” Thomas encompassed her in a hug. “How many times must I tell you, failure is not an option. Not for me, not for any of us.”
“But we already failed the first time.”
“I consider that a practice run. We’ll be successful this time. We have to think that way, Eva, if we’re to have a chance.”
Eva gave him a peck on the cheek. “I like
