private direct line I hadn’t used in two years.
“”Miller,”” a voice answered after one ring. It was General Vance, my former commanding officer and current director of defense logistics.
“”Mark, it’s Nathan,”” I said, my voice dangerously steady. “”I need Marcus Vance from regional estate management, and I need the county child welfare board notified immediately of severe endangerment. Pull the deed on the Maple Crest property, revoke secondary access to the trust account, and have the private security detail escort an unauthorized occupant off the premises by seven