First Temptation
“Her emotions were way too involved in this. Of all the assignments when she needed her emotions in check, this was that assignment.
“You know he wasn’t saying what happened to Cody was your fault.”
Walker’s voice seemed loud in the truck’s cab and made Zoe startle. She’d never believed Cody’s death had been her fault, but she had always wished she could have done more to prevent it.
“I know.” She pulled her gaze from staring at nothing, redirected it out the windshield, and answered the questions Taft had asked her the night before. “I was wearing a tactical vest that night, which covered the name embroidered on my uniform. In the field, we use nicknames, never our real names. And my name would also be on the incident report and the arrest record, but the aliens going back to Mexico aren’t entitled to any documentation. Ortiz, the guy from the other night, didn’t turn out to be a return offender, so he was transported back to Mexico City this morning. It’ll be at least a week until he... tries to get over the border again.MoreLess
“You know he wasn’t saying what happened to Cody was your fault.”
Walker’s voice seemed loud in the truck’s cab and made Zoe startle. She’d never believed Cody’s death had been her fault, but she had always wished she could have done more to prevent it.
“I know.” She pulled her gaze from staring at nothing, redirected it out the windshield, and answered the questions Taft had asked her the night before. “I was wearing a tactical vest that night, which covered the name embroidered on my uniform. In the field, we use nicknames, never our real names. And my name would also be on the incident report and the arrest record, but the aliens going back to Mexico aren’t entitled to any documentation. Ortiz, the guy from the other night, didn’t turn out to be a return offender, so he was transported back to Mexico City this morning. It’ll be at least a week until he... tries to get over the border again.MoreLess
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