Chapter 20

It had been a few days since the team had returned from their failed retrieval. Their boss was out of the office, no one had seen him since the debrief and everyone was in a foul mood. The idea of failing a mission was a rare occurrence for the elite task force.

Archer lay on his bunk, staring at the ever-familiar crack above his head. His music blared through his speakers attempting to drown out his thoughts.

Blake and Johnson were in the common room playing video games, Archer could hear them shouting and yelling over his music as they shot down enemies one by one.

“Archer!” The door to his room cracked open.

“Sir!” Archer shot up from his bed to be greeted by his boss.

“Call it in.” He said regimented. Archer kicked himself off the bed as his boots hit the floor, switching his music off.

“Brief!” He shouted at his team, almost immediately footsteps drowned the corridor as one by one the men filed into the briefing room.

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