All Chapters of GHOST COMMANDER: Chapter 61
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Chapter 61 — The Recovery
The machine asked for Ethan’s consent.He stared at the screen.> **ORIGINAL IDENTITY RECOVERY PROTOCOL** > **LIVE CONSENT REQUIRED** > **PROCEED?**Below it, two options waited.**YES.****NO.**Behind him, the communications station groaned around its old machinery. Dust drifted from the ceiling. The emergency generator coughed beneath the floor, struggling to power a system that had been buried for years.Rachel stepped closer.“We don’t know what it will do.”“I know what not knowing has done.”“That isn’t an answer.”“It’s the only one I have.”Elena stood near the wall, pale beneath the monitor light.“The protocol may not restore memories in order,” she said. “It could trigger command conditioning first.”“Could it kill me?”“Yes.”Victor looked at her sharply.“You could have led with that.”Ethan kept h
Chapter 62 — The Host
Every radio in the vehicle turned on at once.Static filled the cabin then a child’s voice said:“Rachel, open your eyes.”Rachel slammed on the brakes.The vehicle skidded across the wet road. Ethan’s shoulder struck the door. Victor hit the side panel, while Cross caught the overhead rail with one hand.The radio went silent.For several seconds, nobody moved.Rachel stared at the dashboard.Ethan reached for his weapon.“Why did you stop?”Rachel’s hands remained locked around the steering wheel.“Because I knew what she was going to say next.”“What?”Rachel swallowed.“I don’t know.”The silence that followed was worse than the voice.Behind them, the burning communications station sent a column of smoke into the grey morning. Ahead, the road disappeared into mist.Victor looked at Rachel.“Was that the protocol?”