My mother-in-law shaved my head while I slept on the very night the United States Army promoted me into one of the most important commands of my career.
I stumbled back as an agent reached me from the stairs and dragged me up through the smoke.
Outside, rain had begun to fall.
Not hard. Just enough to turn the street silver.
Firefighters took over the basement. Agents secured Ryan on the lawn. Linda stood in handcuffs near the porch, her cream cardigan stained with soot, her pearls continue reading …
