Chapter 3 - The Keynote Officer
Derrick stepped up the carpeted stairs to the main stage, completely ignoring the stunned whispers rippling through the auditorium.
He took his seat in the Commander's chair. Turning his gaze toward the second row, he looked down at Ryan with an icy, razor-sharp smile.
"I didn't come to watch you get pinned, Ryan..." Derrick whispered into the podium microphone. "...I'm the one pinning you."
Ryan’s face drained of color. His lungs felt crushed, his throat paralyzed.
Seven years ago, the family had cast Derrick out, labeling him a failure when he secretly enlisted without their grand approval. They poured millions into Ryan's career, believing Ryan was the sole pride of the family line.
They never knew that Derrick had joined a covert, elite special operations task force under direct presidential authority.
He wasn't just a Navy veteran—he was the Commander overseeing the entire SEAL division.
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Mother sat trembling, her phone slipping from her hands as the Senior Officer handed Derrick the official ceremony binder.
👉 How will Ryan survive the mandatory inspection now that his ultimate superior is the brother he punched?
