Chapter 124: Diogo
"Commander, we've temporarily shut down all sector checkpoints and the main gate. We've deployed people throughout Sanctuary with orders to watch for Mrs. Fuentes, Stryker and Stryker's vehicle. I'm confident someone'll report their position soon." Bossman follows me out to my car, giving me the rundown on the search for Taran.
I don't know how long she's been missing, I don't know if she's safe or in danger. I can't imagine Stryker would do anything to hurt her, but I don't know his reason for moving my wife without permission. He can't be in his right mind. He has to know that his actions today have essentially signed his death warrant.
"I should've seen this coming," I mutter my frustration as I open the door to my jeep. I'd tried remaining in one place, in my office at HQ, but the inaction was killing me. I can't remain sitting while my wife and unborn child are missing.
"If you don't mind my saying, you're only one man, Commander."
I look at Bossman, lost in my own thoughts for a moment. Then I clue into the meaning behind what he's saying. He's right, I am only one man. I can't keep one hand on the city and one on my wife. I'd tried to protect her, tried to give her around the clock protection detail when I wasn't available. I trusted the people around me. I trusted Stryker with Taran's life. He never gave me a reason to doubt him. This is on Stryker.
"Thank you," I say to Bossman, climbing into the vehicle and slamming the door shut in his surprised face. I smile grimly. Thanking one of my men for putting things into perspective isn't something I normally do. Taran is changing me, changing the way I look at things.
Before Taran, I was a good leader, strong and capable. I held the city with an iron fist because it was what I knew, it was how I kept stability. Now she is teaching me to rule with fairness, with an open mind. We don't always see eye to eye, but she makes me think long and hard about my decisions. Make me question my assumptions and look at things from different angles.
I don't just need Taran, all of Sanctuary needs her too.
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