Chapter 14

After Sarah Quinn left, Jack Cheney no longer hid his relationship with Lily Quinn. As a senior officer at Eglin AFB, no one dared to criticize him openly. But those who sympathized with Sarah found subtle ways to voice their disapproval. “Well, did y’all hear about that sister who went after her brother-in-law? No shame at all,” an older woman remarked loudly one afternoon. “Imagine driving your own sister away just to take her place. Makes my stomach turn,” another chimed in. Lily,...