Chapter 3: Arrested Reality
When Marcus returned to the master bedroom, the atmosphere had shifted from confusion to absolute reckoning.
""You brought violence into my home,"" Marcus said, placing the tablet on the dresser. ""You swore to protect my daughter. You swore an oath before God and her family.""
""It's fake! It's edited!"" Ethan screamed, his composure completely dissolving into panic. ""Claire, tell him! Tell him I love you!""
Claire turned her head away, burying her face into her mother’s chest. Her mother, Eleanor, held her tightly, weeping silently while stroking Claire’s hair.
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""Ethan Miller, you are under civilian arrest pending federal investigation,"" the general stated calmly. He turned to the lead soldier. ""Call local law enforcement and the state prosecutor. Hand them the original digital signatures. Ensure every single officer knows who this man is.""
As the soldiers zip-tied Ethan’s wrists behind his back and escorted him out of the estate, Ethan’s frantic screams echoed down the long hallway until the front door finally slammed shut.
