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If I look at her one more second, I\u2019m going to throw up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I take what Naomi told me and head straight to my divorce attorney.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is extremely favorable for you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Attorney Whitaker flips through the mountain of evidence. \u201cZach Carter\u2019s infidelity is ironclad. And given his military status, the optics are terrible for him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIn terms of asset division, you can absolutely demand he walks away with nothing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re also investigating potential hidden assets he may have transferred.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I nod. \u201cPush it through. I don\u2019t want to wait another day.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
While finalizing the divorce settlement details, I get a call from the academy\u2019s disciplinary committee.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They want me to come in for a final interview.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I agree.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the military interrogation room, I see Zach.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ten days. He looks like he\u2019s aged a decade.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His shoulders slump. Eyes sunken. Unshaven. Bloodshot. Defeated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He stares at me. His lips move like he\u2019s trying to speak.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nothing comes out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The disciplinary officer briefs me on the preliminary decision:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zach Carter-for severe violations of conduct codes and causing public scandal-has been issued a formal party reprimand and will be discharged from service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His entire military career? Over.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I listen calmly. Feel nothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When the meeting ends, I stand to leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Zach\u2019s voice cracks behind me. \u201cVivian.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stop.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His voice is raw. Wrecked. \u201cNaomi told you, didn\u2019t she? About my sister?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe did.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My tone is flat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cZach, do you have any idea how disgusting you are?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He sways on his feet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t stop. \u201cWhen your sister died-did you feel relieved? Even for a second?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were her stepbrother. Five years older. A grown man. Her family.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow did you \u2018love\u2019 her, Zach? Did you pressure her? Did you force her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you really think she\u2019d want you finding some replacement to live out your sick fantasies after she\u2019s dead?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then-a roar. Guttural. Agonized.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I take a breath.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAll these years together. Turns out I never knew you at all.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAt least I\u2019m not completely blind.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re done, Zach. For good.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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