The Knight Before Chaos

  “Mr. President, if they are still alive, what will be your orders?”

  The president stopped as his hand squeezed the doorknob. He looked down at the floor then back at the Chief of Staff. “The official report will be that they all died. Do you understand?”

  The Chief of Staff raised his chin and paled. “Are you sure, Mr. President?”

  The president pulled back his shoulders and opened the door. “Do it.”