Instead, I was preparing to report to my new command—and when they woke to declined cards, restricted privileges, and unpaid bills, they would finally understand what happens when you humiliate a woman trained to assess a threat, protect her resources, and take control of the battlefield.
Then my phone illuminated with a message from my attorney.
I opened it, read the first line, and realized Julian and Evelyn had been concealing something far worse than I had imagined.
THE DISCOVERY AND THE BRIEFING
The message from my attorney, Captain Marcus Vance, was brief:
Chloe, do not sign any property releases. We pulled the deed records for your residence. Your husband attempted to transfer title to his mother three days ago.
