The Marines Laughed at the Quiet Nurse — Until Their Sniper Went Down and She Picked Up His Rifle
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Chapter 8 / 28
PART 8
Miller coughed from outside.
Vance ignored him.
“You’re medical support. Stay in that lane.”
I looked up.
“Captain, I’ve spent my career staying exactly where I’m assigned.”
“That’s good.”
“It rarely means I’m harmless.”
His smile disappeared.
That night, behind a shelf of saline bags, I opened my encrypted tablet and checked the real channel.
A new message waited.
ENGINEER POSSIBLY MOVING THROUGH VALLEY. ROUTE LEAK SUSPECTED. MAINTAIN COVER. DO NOT ACT WITHOUT CONFIRMATION.
I read it twice.
Route leak.
May you like
That meant someone on our side was telling the enemy where we would be.
And the next morning, Echo Company rolled straight into the valley.
