Chapter 8 - Rachel Steps Forward To Address The Silenced Room
I stepped away from General Sterling, my boots clicking rhythmically against the wooden floorboards.
I walked past the donation box where I had quietly deposited my birthday envelope ten minutes earlier.
I stopped right in front of my father, looking down into the eyes of the man who raised me.
“You always said only important people mattered, Dad,” I said, my voice cutting through the silence.
“You measured importance by bank accounts, handshakes, and who bought you a drink at the tavern.”
William couldn't look me in the eye, his gaze fixed somewhere on the silver buttons of my uniform.
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“You never cared about what I built, only what you could brag about to your friends,” I added softly.
“And now, the entire town knows the truth you tried so desperately to hide.”
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