The President's Weapon

<p><strong>★★★★ A SGT. MARVIN STYLES ASSIGNMENT SERIES: BOOK 1 THE PRESIDENT'S WEAPON ★★★★</strong><br> </p><p><strong>Excerpt</strong></p><p><br>The President's voice cut through the solemn air of the conference room his words laden with the weight of a nation's secrets.<em> Sergeant I'm going to give you the short version here. First and foremost I know I have your word that nothing that is said goes outside this room ever and I mean ever. Understand?</em></p><p> </p><p>Sergeant Marvin Styles his military bearing unwavering responded with resolute affirmation. <em>Goes without question Sir.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Good. Let me get to the point</em> the President continued pacing with purpose. <em>If you have two boxers in the ring and one has his hands tied behind his back he's at a rather large disadvantage. Wouldn't you agree?</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Yes Sir no doubt.</em> Styles nodded in agreement his eyes fixed on the President anticipation building with each word.</p><p> </p><p><em>Well I'm going to untie the hands that are behind Uncle Sam's back</em> the President declared his tone firm. <em>I'm going to tell you something that less than fifteen people in the world know about.</em></p><p> </p><p>The revelation hung heavy in the air a revelation of thwarted disaster.<em> Two nights ago a detonator on a dirty bomb failed to function</em> the President disclosed his words echoing with the gravity of what could have been. <em>That is the only reason that Madison Square Garden and a large portion of New York are still here.</em></p><p> </p><p>Styles listened the magnitude of the revelation sinking in. The President's words painted a picture of averted catastrophe a world teetering on the brink of chaos.</p><p>The bomb was timed to go off at the puck drop. For reasons I don't know yet the detonator failed the President continued his voice tinged with urgency. <em>Otherwise it would have exploded and we wouldn't have known a damned thing until it was over. That terrifies me.</em></p><p> </p><p>Silence enveloped the room as his words sank in. A plot of catastrophic proportions narrowly averted by sheer luck. The President's determination cut through the tension like a knife as he laid out his intentions.<br><br><em>I'm going to drop the Marquis of Queensbury rules. I want someone who will get their hands dirty someone who will do whatever needs to be done without hesitation. Someone who is willing to trust me that who I say has to go is gone. Do I make myself clear?</em><br><br><strong>Yes Sir.</strong></p>