Chapter 33Ashville, North Carolina.
October, one year later…
Janet glanced at Nate as he slowed their rental SUV down to a crawl on the curvy tree-lined, cobbled street. He was so handsome in his dress blues, but it was the medal in the purple case between them that held her attention. She eyed the case with the simple bronze cross with an eagle bearing its outstretched wings. He hadn't had it on since the President had clasped it around his neck. The memory of the ceremony was still fresh in her mind. He had stood tall and straight, but in her estimation, his shoulders sagged under the weight of the millstone lain around his neck. As soon as he could, he'd taken it off and put it in its case and it hadn't come out since. She was glad he'd soon be rid of it, but she worried about the err
