At their approach, the doors slid open. No going back now, Briggs thought. Not that he had intended to disobey military orders and withdraw his participation. But being here again, in the room where they intended to hold the Initiation, lent an inevitability to the situation. As soon as he and Brianna stepped within the entry, they both stopped abruptly. “Oh!” Brianna looked around, a sound of awe on her voice. Sam’s heart rate kicked up a notch. “Wow.” The whole area looked redone. He glanced back toward the corridor, making certain this was the right room. “Did we take a wrong turn?” “I was wondering the same thing for a second.” While they stood there like sightseers at a resort, the doors tried to slide closed behind them but hit Brianna in the butt and bounced against her. “Damn it!” she yelped. Sam chuckled and automatically reached his arm around her waist in a steadying and protective gesture.
