Chapter 20 - Peace Returns To The Pacific Northwest
With the trials concluded and the global syndicate dismantled, Maren requested an honorable retirement from active military duty.
She packed her duffel bags and relocated to a quiet, sunlit coastal home overlooking the rugged waters of the Pacific Northwest.
The air smelled of salt and pine, far away from the toxic boardrooms and crystal chandeliers of Manhattan high society.
She walked along the rocky shoreline at sunset, feeling the gentle ocean breeze brush against the battle scar on her cheek.
For the first time in years, she felt completely at peace, knowing her past was buried and her future was entirely her own.
She turned back toward her cabin, seeing the warm yellow porch light glowing softly through the towering evergreen trees.
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She had fought the hardest war of her life—not against foreign enemies, but against the people who gave her life.
And she had won, emerging from the darkness stronger, wiser, and completely unbroken.
