Chapter Fifteen
“Admiral James, thanks for returning my call.” The pounding headache Eric had struggled with earlier returned, pulsing viciously, as the tentacles tightened at the back of his neck. He leaned back in his chair and reached around, grasping his neck, squeezing, trying to relieve the building pressure.
“Sorry I couldn’t get back to you earlier. Listen, I was going to call you anyway about this report I received via a Petty Officer Jennifer Hampton, filed by an HM3 Gail Carruthers. When I read the accusation, my first response was ‘What the hell?’ Frankly, I’m speechless. Tell me, is any of this true?”
Eric realized he would be questioned by so many as to whether he had done such a dirty, dark thing. However, having a man he had looked up to for years question his morals and
