Chapter 82

Chapter 82

Lorne's words hung in the air, the weight of them settling over everyone present.

Drake Jennings, Rhea Jennings, Caleb Valor, the nine soldiers, the Jennings family butler, even the five guards sprawled on the ground- they were all

frozen.

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Every eye was glued to the golden Promotion Order in Lorne's hand, a single thought echoing in their minds-

'No freakin' way.'

Five top-secret SSS-Rank missions. Eighteen SS-Rank missions. Nearly a hundred S-Rank missions!

And Lorne had said five years on the front lines. Five years to rack up a record like that? It was superhuman.

Even as their brains screamed it had to be some kind of mistake, no one dared question the truth of it.

The Vyrdenian Military's Promotion Order, held by Lorne, was as good as gospel. No one, not even Lorne Drakon himself, would dare fake one of those.

Rhea's sneer evaporated so fast it was like it had never existed.

She stared at Raven's composed face, utter disbelief plastered across her own. "Am I hearing things?' she thought wildly.

Her father, Drake, had completed a single S-Rank mission, and in her book, that made him a legend.

nearly a hundred S-Ranks under

gaped at the Promotion Order, wishing the floor would swallow her

had she just been bragging about? She'd stood there, all puffed up, boasting about

his boots.

every word felt like a slap in the face. Rhea Jennings had never felt

shock was on a whole other

mission, he understood better than most just how insane those missions were, let alone

during his S- Rank. Pure luck he was still breathing. Just thinking

as some kind of fluke promotion to Lieutenant General... she'd

hundred S-Ranks?

mention eighteen SS-Ranks and five top-secret

joined the military at fourteen. All of this in

kind of freak of nature was

a long moment to find his

already standing in front of

hands steady, and presented it

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the Order is

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the Promotion Order, a playful smirk tugging at the corner of her lips.

just when things were getting spicy? And not only that, but he was here to back her play, Promotion

for her at this time, even preparing the Promotion Order for her promotion to general. If she refused again, it would

eyes, a genuine smile finally breaking through his stern facade. "Heard you'd tracked down your better half. Rushed right over, Coincidence, all coincidence." He winked. "But take the Order, and these

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