Chapter 26
Skye's POV
"Where have you been?" He asked like it was an interrogation.
"The break room‚ sir‚" I said‚ dropping into my chair without giving him the courtesy of eye contact. "Eating. During my lunch break. Which is what lunch breaks are for."
He didn't move. Just stood there radiating that terrifying stillness that I had learned meant he was at his most dangerous. Then he stepped closer. And closer. And closer.
"You walked out of my office this morning."
"I did‚ sir."
"Without being dismissed."
"Didn't realize I was a soldier awaiting orders‚ sir. My apologies. Should I salute next time?"
Something shifted behind his eyes. He braced one hand on the back of my chair and the other flat on my desk‚ caging me in‚ and leaned down so close that his face was inches from mine
