My sister believed my Navy uniform would spoil the image of her royal-style wedding. So she removed me from the guest list, posed happily for the cameras, and acted as if I had never existed.

in rooms where hesitation could cost lives. But this was different. There were no storm warnings, no broken ships, no distress signals blinking red.

There was only my sister.

And the wreckage she had created.

Rachel looked at me again. For the first time that day, I saw something close to fear in her eyes.

Not guilt.

Not regret.

Fear of being exposed.

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