Chapter 3 - The General's Promise
On the wooden stage floor, two combat medics knelt beside Nora, carefully stabilizing her shattered arm while General Hayes picked up the Purple Heart medal from the floorboards.
General Hayes looked down at Brenda, who was shrieking hysterically as Military Police forced her to her feet.
"She is not trash," General Hayes declared in a low, furious growl that chilled the room. "She is a war hero who saved American soldiers under fire while you sat at home leeching off her family."
"Let go of me! You military people don't know what a liar she is!" Brenda shrieking hysterically, kicking her high heels against the floor as the cuffs bit into her wrists.
Nora looked up at the General through tears of pain, her voice steady and controlled despite her trembling body. "Twenty years of your abuse ends today, Brenda. You're going to federal prison."
In the front row, Thomas finally mumbled in a shameful, cowardly whisper, "Brenda, stop... you’ve ruined everything..."
General Hayes turned his glacial gaze directly onto Thomas, stepping to the edge of the stage.
"And you, sir," General Hayes said sternly to Thomas. "You stood by and allowed a civilian to assault a active-duty officer on a military installation. You are an accomplice to a federal felony."
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Thomas’s face drained of all color as military personnel surrounded his seat.
👉 Read Part 4 to discover the secret document hidden inside Nora's military jacket.
