he admissions woman asked,

me, his eyes wi

om

surge of protective ene

e surprisingly steady. "There

o's papers fro

ing to enroll him

and walked out of that office, away fr

e and waited for Mark

this

the parking lot, "Mommy has to do something ve

ting. That trust was

, I turned the old truck towards town. Our town was small, the kind

was the Sher

wn since I was a girl. He was ol

to see me march in,

for you? Little Leo,

husband, Staff Sergeant Mark Johnson, is a bigamist. He' s married to me, and he' s presenting another woman, Jessica Evan

brows shot up. The d

That's a serio

He has another family, another child he' s

school, the denial, t

. He knew Mark, knew his reputation as a good sol

Jurisdiction for bigamy can be tricky

"Right now. I want the National Guard to kno

me, suggest I wait, l

"No. I' ve wait

walked out, leaving a s

filled with a grim determination. Leo, sensing the s

the armory, I didn' t hesitate.

barely older than

can I he

rgent. I am Sarah Miller, and I am here to report Staff Serg

Another guard inside the

d. "Staff Sergeant Johns

nd where a plain gold band still sat. "His

ilent. I would n

t the future, this second ch

eryone would