‘What the hell is going on?’ Sophia said, covering her earpiece conversation with her cell phone.
‘Sophia, please understand that we are only trying to help,’ Abraham said, cutting in. His voice was soft, annoyingly calm. ‘Detonating the EMP while we have people in the air is not the path.’
‘The path?’ Sophia said. ‘We’re clearing the airspace. I don’t understand your problem and I’d appreciate you explaining it to me.’
‘There is no problem, ma’am,’ he said. ‘We simply want to ensure that the airspace within the EMP radius is clear. I really don’t want you doing anything detestable. Not any more. That chapter in your life is closed now.’
‘Listen to me,’ Sophia said, pushing her way out of the crowd’s nucleus to somewhere she wouldn’t be overheard. ‘I don’t know what you think you know
