Inheritance of Lies: The Daughter's Revenge

own on the dus

er' s influence, had managed to get them a

Jake' s speakerphone earlier, assuring some unseen Sergeant that these were "good

le apart from th

ement, swaggering,

ny uniformed man who glanced her way. She' d changed

x of nervous excitement

nto view and pulled over, a young, s

he Lieutenant listened patiently as Jake explain

rittany Carter. Sergeant David Rodriguez was like a second father to her

on a masterfu

tear traced a path through he

ked out, her voice thick with emotion. "He said I had pote

disgust so strong it

een right through Britt

d moved. He was probably barely olde

nt asked, his gaze respectful. "A Marine hero

. "My fiancée, Ava, is his dau

a. "Ma' am. Your father was a great man. It would

you, Lieutenant. My father always taught

y. He' d been worried she

connection to your father?" the Lieutenant a

nce to expose Br

ation at the program itself, with officials and perhaps even loca

little further

id, choosing her words carefully. It was the truth. The She

s far as the logistics base outside Charleston. It' s close to your p

of relief went up

ruck, the rough canvas scratching agains

ered, her voice losing its tearful quality and regaining its

Brittany?" Ava as

just a little white lie to help us all ou

directly at Britt

yes. He was also a man of

h to say something, then seemed to think better of it and fl

hed forward, k

The sun beat down on the canvas cover, t

oblivious to the discomfort of the othe

. He thought he' d outmaneuvered her. H

ainst the vibrating me

he hoped he' d gotten her email. S

ry setback for her, but a crucial step in

ed was a mile closer t

ld be there