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After eight months of military service, the soldier returned home to the sound of his newborn son crying like he was running out of strength. When he stepped inside, his mother casually said, “Ignore him. He’ll learn.” Rushing to the bedroom, he found his wife collapsed beside the crib with bruises covering her arms, while his sister sneered, “She needed discipline.” The soldier said nothing-until military police, child services, and a federal judge stepped in behind him. By sunrise, they were all arrested, disinherited, and…

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thermals with a suppressed weapon. The grid is dark. They’re breaching the gate. We need you back at Miramar right goddamn now!”

Chapter V: The Ghost in the Machine

The extraction from San Francisco was a blur of adrenaline and burning rubber. We pushed the SUV back down the coast, tearing through the morning fog like a kinetic projectile. My mind was continue reading …

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