I took my son to visit my husband, the commander, but the guard blocked us at the gate and said, “His girlfriend is inside the unit. No visitors!” I covered my son’s ears, called my second brother, and

appreciated that decision when it benefited him.

Now those benefits had ended.

At 7:04 p.m., Marcus called again.

“You need to know what we found.”

Olivia watched the lights dancing across the water.

“Tell me.”

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