Chapter 4 - William Parker Stares In Absolute Stunned Disbelief Now
My father’s mouth opened slightly, but no sound came out as the military title settled over the room.
“Lieutenant... Colonel?” William whispered, shaking his head in sheer denial of the words he just heard.
“That’s impossible; she’s just a clerk pushing paperwork at some distant base,” William protested weakly.
“She commands the entire cyber-intelligence and counter-terrorism division for the United States Armed Forces,” General Sterling corrected sharply.
Gasps rippled through the rows of tables where the town’s self-proclaimed VIPs sat frozen.
The bank president choked on his drink, coughing into a linen napkin while staring at my chest ribbons.
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Every single medal gleaming on my dress blues represented classified operations that saved thousands of American lives.
And my father had just told the entire town that I wasn't important enough to attend his party.
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