Chapter 5 - THE COUNTER CHARGE
The blast was small but precise.
It destroyed the challenge coin and the hidden chamber’s control panel.
Mercer had placed a shaped charge beneath the coffee urn before breakfast.
If Daniel appeared, he intended to erase the evidence.
Aaron had moved the urn ten inches while cleaning.
That shift prevented the explosion from killing Daniel.
The mess hall filled with smoke.
Emergency doors unlocked.
Mercer ran.
Victoria pursued only until armed military police took control.
No private revenge.
No reckless chase.
Brooks secured Daniel.
Dylan Cross—an intelligence specialist attached to Brooks—recovered fragments of the coin.
One piece contained a microchip.
The chip held the names of every Meridian member.
Seven dead.
Three active.
One unknown.
Daniel was listed twice.
DANIEL HAYES — ORIGINAL.
DANIEL HAYES — CONTINUITY.
My name appeared below both.
VICTORIA HAYES — DECISION AUTHORITY.
The system intended to force me to choose which husband remained legal.
Then the Fort Ashbury tracker activated.
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The replacement Daniel was coming to the base.
Read Chapter 6 to discover what happened when both Daniels entered the same room.
