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\u201cDo we show this to Mom?\u201d Milo asked. His voice was low, unsure.<\/p>\n

I shook my head. \u201cNot yet. Let\u2019s figure out what it means first.\u201d<\/p>\n

That night, after Mom went to bed, we pulled out the big storage box from the closet. The one with Dad\u2019s old journals, his medals, some dusty VHS tapes, and a thick binder labeled \u2018Operation Vega\u2019<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We\u2019d looked through it before, but never like this. Never searching for something.<\/p>\n

There were pages of codes, maps with pins, faded field reports, and a name that kept popping up: Blaine Kessler<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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It rang no bells, until Milo did a late-night search on the ancient laptop we barely used anymore. And there he was\u2014former diplomat turned arms dealer, captured in 2009 during a covert mission in Eastern Europe. No photos of who arrested him, just speculation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cDo we show this to Mom?\u201d Milo asked. His voice was low, unsure. I shook my head. \u201cNot yet. Let\u2019s figure out what it means first.\u201d That night, after Mom went to bed, we pulled out the big storage box from the closet. The one with Dad\u2019s old journals, his medals, some dusty VHS tapes,…<\/p>\n

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