They Called Me A Nobody—Until Someone Said “Welcome Back, General”

for being late. Traffic was a nightmare coming from the Pentagon.”

I almost laughed at the understatement. The sheer casual nature of it.

I took his hand, felt the firm grip of someone who’d stood beside me in rooms where decisions had weight. “Good to see you, Barrett,” I said, keeping my voice even, refusing to let emotion leak through.

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