Not one of us

            Luke could almost have laughed in relief, if the situation had not been so desperate. Of course! Jarod! The man had worried him from the start. All the boys worried him, they were so eager to hurt and destroy. But Luke could see darkness in Jarod, a depth of anger and pain that went beyond the others’. He was afraid of what this dark horse might do. And then he was the one who kept trying to leave.

            But learning Jarod was another undercover agent—then it all became clear. He looked the General in the eyes. “Let me do it.”