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Garvin\u2019s hand hovered near his radio. \u201cSir, I\u2019m gonna ask one more time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can ask all day,\u201d Solomon said, voice dropping. \u201cI\u2019m not moving.\u201d<\/p>\n

The guards pressed. \u201cMaybe you\u2019d be more comfortable in the back,\u201d Malley tried, but the words weren\u2019t about comfort\u2014they were about something older, quieter, and more insidious.<\/p>\n

Solomon\u2019s silence was his answer. But the standoff was about to shift.<\/p>\n

From the far end of the gym, six men entered. They wore no uniforms, but their posture and presence spoke volumes. They moved separately, taking up positions around the room, but it was clear to anyone watching closely\u2014they were together. They watched, waited, and stood ready.<\/p>\n

Solomon didn\u2019t turn. He didn\u2019t need to. He knew these men\u2014brothers forged in the crucible of war, men who owed their lives to him, and vice versa. Navy SEALs, each one. Men who had seen him pull comrades from burning vehicles under gunfire in Kandahar. Men who never forgot a debt.<\/p>\n

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Garvin\u2019s hand hovered near his radio. \u201cSir, I\u2019m gonna ask one more time.\u201d \u201cYou can ask all day,\u201d Solomon said, voice dropping. \u201cI\u2019m not moving.\u201d The guards pressed. \u201cMaybe you\u2019d be more comfortable in the back,\u201d Malley tried, but the words weren\u2019t about comfort\u2014they were about something older, quieter, and more insidious. Solomon\u2019s silence was…<\/p>\n

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