Sarah stood frozen on the sidewalk, Jack’s words ringing in her ears. A military commander? She couldn’t comprehend it. Her husband—her secretive, infuriatingly guarded husband—had just revealed a truth that shattered everything she thought she knew. Jack wasn’t just a businessman with a penchant for control. He was something far more dangerous, far more complex.
Jack turned back to her, his face devoid of the anger he’d shown moments earlier. His expression now was grim, almost pleading, as if he understood how much his revelation would shake her. “Sarah,” he said softly, taking a step closer. “I didn’t want you to find out like this.”
She stared at him, her lips parting, but no words came out. Her mind raced, trying to piece together the fragments of information that suddenly seemed to
