Chapter 10 - The Reason I Walked Away
The name brought back everything.
Not memories.
Not flashbacks.
Just understanding.
Years ago, I made a decision.
A difficult one.
A necessary one.
I stepped away because protecting others mattered more than receiving recognition.
My family saw absence.
They never saw sacrifice.
The commander explained only what was necessary.
Not details.
Not classified information.
Enough for them to understand.
I wasn’t missing.
I was serving.
Jason looked at me.
“I thought…”
He stopped.
Because there was nothing good after those words.
I thought.
That was his entire problem.
He assumed.
He never asked.
Then the commander received another message.
His expression became serious.
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“The person who started this is still watching.”
📖 Chapter 11 reveals who is still watching Olivia and why her family confrontation was only the beginning. 👇
