Chapter 2 - The Shocking Command Restructuring Reaches Washington DC
The sudden revocation notice hit the Defense Department’s secure servers in Washington, DC, like a high-yield missile strike.
Generals and defense contractors stared at glowing terminal screens as the master allocation ledger for the entire regional installation evaporated.
Colonel Marcus Vance stood frozen in the middle of the base quadrangle, his hands trembling violently around his vibrating tactical smartphone.
“This is an automated system glitch, it has to be!” Marcus shouted at his chief warrant officer, who ran out of headquarters.
“Sir, the Pentagon’s chief procurement office just verified the authorization code,” the officer reported frantically, his face pale under his camouflage cap.
“Whose authorization code?” Marcus growled, his voice cracking with sudden, overwhelming terror as he watched his defense credentials fade to red.
“It came directly from the primary trustee of Vanguard Defense Capital, sir... Claire Whitmore,” the officer stammered in complete disbelief.
Marcus turned his head slowly toward the main gate, where the black luxury SUV idled beneath the towering American flag whipping in the wind.
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The tinted rear window rolled up smoothly, concealing Noah and Claire as the powerful vehicle executed a sharp, deliberate U-turn on the tarmac.
He took three desperate strides toward the security barrier, but the automated gate sensors instantly blocked his military pass access with a harsh alarm.
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