Chapter Forty-one
Friday, October 24
6:34 AM
Dreamland
Groom Lake Air Force Auxiliary Station
Paige remained seated like a statue in the land rover, feeling each droplet of sweat like a tiny bullet popping out of her skin. So far, the desert had soaked up the sporadic raindrops without a trace.
As Sally Montry came over to speak sharply with Mike, the “secretary’s” entire demeanor altered from what she usually showed in the office—now Sally was in control, commanding. The wind caught at her hair, blowing it around in tufts.
The hard-looking woman came to the driver’s side door and scowled in at Paige. “I suppose you’re here to make coffee for all of us, Sally?” Paige said sarcastically.
Annoyed, Sally whirled to growl at Mike. “Why couldn’t you just kill her? You didn’t have any co
