I buried my daughter before I learned my husband killed her

by Olivia Lee

Commander Elizabeth Chen has buried soldiers before, but never her own daughter. When twenty-two-year-old Lieutenant Maya Chen dies in what the military calls a training accident, Elizabeth's grief is compounded by guilt—she wasn't there when her daughter needed her most. As a high-ranking officer, she knows how to follow protocol, trust the chain of command, and accept difficult truths. But when inconsistencies in the official reports begin to surface, Elizabeth faces an impossible choice: remain the dutiful commander who accepts what she's told, or become the mother who demands answers no matter the cost. Some truths, once unearthed, can never be reburied.