Chapter Twenty-Nine
Captain Monahan sat behind his desk, his face tight as he scanned the incident reports displayed in data windows, along with a few images of the downed flitters.
He’d been silent since they arrived in his office shortly after escorting Naric to processing. Jia couldn’t read his face.
He seemed angry, but then again, he almost always seemed angry when it came to her investigations.
He grunted and glared at them. “Can either of you explain to me how you can justify going into the Shadow Zone without my permission? For that matter, how did you even get down there? If you’ve done something remotely illegal, you’re done in this department, and the fact you disobeyed my direct orders is already pushing me that way.”
Erik glanced at Jia, his confusion evident. “You want t
