The Unexpected Granddaughter

There was dead silence.

Elara kept twirling her pen, her face unreadable, as the silent slideshow flickered on the wall.

Blizzard sat in silence for a while.

"Julian, the International Military Council gave us only ten days, and we know nothing about the island. We're sending our men to die," Murray snapped, teeth clenched, barely containing his rage.

"Sumepa Island," Elara said.

Suddenly, her cal