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PART 13

A thousand troops watched a legend fold without a single dramatic strike.

He gasped.

Not from injury.

From shock.

I kept one knee beside his ribs, not on them.

I held his wrist at an angle that encouraged wisdom.

“Do not move,” I said.

For once, he obeyed.

Two military police officers rushed in from the side entrance.

They had been waiting outside since 6:20.

I had requested them because men like Tank rarely make smart choices when exposed.

One MP reached for him.

“Ma’am?”

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“Careful with the shoulder,” I said. “He needs it for signing statements.”

The younger MP almost smiled.

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