suspended pending investigation.
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On day seven, the brigade ball took place at the base. The ballroom was packed with officers and command staff. I sat near the base commander when Evelyn, Richard, Chloe, and a tense Vance marched directly to our table.
Evelyn raised her voice, playing the victim for the surrounding crowd. “She’s trying to throw her own family out on the street! My daughter is pregnant, and she’s taken our money and cut us off completely!”
The commander looked at me, calm and even. “Captain Harper, is there something you’d like to address?”
I stood slowly, opened my clutch, and placed my manila folder on the table.
The commander read through the bank statements, the forged power of attorney, the quitclaim deed, and the JAG investigation files. His expression hardened as he looked at Richard.
“Colonel. Retired or not,” the commander said. “You attempted
