Chapter 7 - THE GENERAL ARRIVES AT DAWNBrigadier General Malcolm Voss arrived before sunrise.
His convoy rolled through Fort Liberty beneath a gray North Carolina sky.
By breakfast, everyone knew he was there.
Voss walked into headquarters smiling.
He shook James’s hand.
Then Sophia’s.
“Colonel Carter.”
“General.”
“I hear you’ve had an eventful visit.”
Sophia held his eyes.
“Very.”
Voss smiled.
“Fort Liberty can be colorful.”
“So can evaluations.”
His smile faded slightly.
Across the room, Vanessa watched them.
For the first time, Sophia saw fear in her face.
Not embarrassment.
Not anxiety.
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Fear.
And Voss noticed it too.
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