No doubt he was used to Solo’s mouth at this point, but it had to be exhausting getting defied at every turn. In a move completely out of character, the commander rolled his eyes. Solo glanced back at me, a sly grin on his lips, and then he faced Commander Levy and said, with absolute confidence, “It’s classified, sir.” Gasps rang out around the room as my whole body froze.Ĭommander Levy’s eyes narrowed. Solo turned toward the front reluctantly, still flipping his pen through his fingers. “Lieutenant Morgan, is there something more interesting to you than winning this competition?” I didn’t look back at him, but I could feel the weight of his stare. I barely heard a word he said, but as Commander Levy passed me in the aisle, it forced me to break eye contact with Solo. “Your time here is almost up, which means things are only going to get more difficult from here on out.” “Ladies and gentlemen.” Commander Levy’s voice boomed as he entered the classroom, but Solo didn’t take his eyes off me, so I held his stare. Solo lifted an eyebrow in question, but I only stared back at him, refusing to give him what he was asking for. It would be too easy to give in when he was looking at me with such a repentant expression, but the words he’d used as weapons had made their mark, and the wounds they’d inflicted still smarted. I slid the plane underneath my notebook before Houdini or anyone else could see what was written there, then glanced at Solo.
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