Chapter Thirteen

RIVER

After checking in and stopping by the barracks, I grab my training schedule and head across the lot to the field where my recruits await.

I'm looking over my paperwork as I walk when a large arm falls on my shoulder.  

"Hey buddy, how was the weekend."  Blade slaps my chest and winks.

I stop and shrug him off, smiling.  "Good.  Well, it got better."

He pulls his long, black hair into a ponytail.  The unit wanted him to cut it off, but he basically told them that anyone who comes at him with scissors is a dead man.  He's a big guy, so they let it slide.

I arch a brow.  "What are you doing here anyway?"

He stuffs his hands in his pockets and shrugs.  "They were looking for volunteers for recruit training, so I put in.  It gets me away from the stupid border shadow and I get to troll you about your fucked up love life."  He elbows my arm, chuckling.

I flip through more p