vibrating in the heavy air.
Finally, after a long, trembling breath that seemed to suck the oxygen out of the corridor, Karen gave a reluctant, jerky nod to the senior handler. “Unlock the safety gate. But keep the tranquilizers ready. If he lunges… if he even looks like he’s going to bite…”
“He won’t,” Ethan interrupted.
The heavy gate clanked open continue reading …