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THE COLONEL’S REVENGE: They Thought Her Rank Was Just A Piece Of Paper—Until The Airborne Division Showed Up / Chapter 6 / 8

Chapter 6 - BLOOD ON THE MARBLE

BANG!

The shot rang out, shattering a chandelier above, showering crystal fragments down like rain across the horrified crowd.

Before Gregory could level the barrel for a second shot, I moved with instincts honed by three combat tours.

I closed the ten-foot distance in a fraction of a second, driving my left forearm into Gregory’s neck while my right hand clamped down on his wrist, twisting the weapon upward.

CRACK!

Gregory screamed as his wrist snapped. The gun tumbled onto the marble floor.

I didn't stop. I swept his front leg, driving him face-first into the polished marble with devastating force. I placed my knee directly onto the back of his neck, locking his arm behind him until he wheezed in pain.

“Target secured!” I barked.

Two federal marshals rushed forward, slapping heavy steel restraints onto Gregory’s wrists and dragging him up off the floor, his nose bleeding onto his pristine white shirt.

Patricia ran down the stairs, falling to her knees beside her eldest son, her expensive hair styling unraveling, her face contorted in pure desperation.

“Rachel! Please!” Patricia wept, holding up her hands, completely defeated. “Stop this! We can make a deal! Millions! I’ll give you whatever you want! Just spare my family!”

I stood over her, looking down with cold disgust.

“You tried to break my daughter because you thought she was helpless,” I said, my voice cutting through her sobs. “You thought my uniform was just cloth and medals. You forgot that behind this uniform is a mother who would burn the world to protect her child.”

Detective Miller stepped forward, pulling Patricia up by her arms and clicking handcuffs onto her diamond-encrusted wrists.

“Patricia Ferguson, you have the right to remain silent,” Miller read.

The media cameras that Patricia had invited to document her grand evening were now broadcasting her arrest live across the nation.

As she was being dragged toward the doors in front of every news camera in the state, Patricia stopped beside me. Her eyes were bloodshot, filled with a terrifying, insane grin.

Even in chains, she let out a dry, chilling chuckle.

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My heart stopped.

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