Planning an Escape

At the underground base.

Dillon looked down at his watch and sighed.

"Boss, maybe they ran into trouble?" said Cal. They had been waiting for Ace to show up for the previously scheduled meeting for a while now.

Dillon tapped his fingers on the wooden table, thinking for a moment. "No, he should be fine. The more likely reason is that there was nothing to report. I'll let him off this time."

Cal was surprised to see Dillon in such a forgiving mood. He had half-expected Dillon to order an execution mission, calling Ace a deserter.

What Cal didn't know was that earlier that day, Dillon had received word that a mission to find the woman he requested had finally been approved by the higher-ups.

For Dillon, this meant that Rayne was one step closer to being his.

"You'll be heading to the government base in a few days anyway. Just see what Ace has been up to while you're there," said Dillon before getting up to leave.