Chapter 32

Chapter 32

Lorne's answer came quick and icy. "With your rank now, you don't get to ask that!"

Rex's fists squeezed tighter, veins popping like they might split.

After a few shaky breaths, his eyes locked in with determination.

"If you won't tell me today, sir, then I'm done with a military that's falling apart from the inside!" he said firmly.

Lorne snapped back, his voice frigid, "Giving up half a lifetime of rank for an answer? Alright, you'll get it!"

Lorne spun around to the soldier behind him.

"Dig up every single thing Lieutenant General Valor's done since she joined the military!" he commanded.

"Yes, sir!" the soldier snapped to attention.

He yanked a screen about the size of a phone from his arm.

His fingers flew across it with fast taps.

Ten seconds later, the screen flared up, text scrolling like mad.

"Sir, it's good to go!" he said, standing straight.

"Show it to him," Lorne said, his voice solid as stone.

sir!" The soldier gave

the screen. His trembling hand reached out to

he read the first line, his eyes popped

how's that even real?" he mumbled,

he'd have called insane-yet Raven had crushed every one. The shock in his eyes dug deeper with each

end, his brain was

have bet it was

around a teenage girl pulling off stuff like

you still got an issue with me

looked at Rex

shook his head,

regret overwhelmed him like a crashing

not fitting the rank? He saw how dumb

Raven stepping on the old-timers toes? Just his envy

to her track record, all Rex's

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he finally saw how off-base he'd been-and why Lorne

the military this long? That was straight-up loyalty to the

too hard, she could bail any time she

did, Vyrdenia's military would feel a blow

He hated to say it, but the military didn't have the

outranking him so

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