TITLE: THE GENERAL'S MISTAKE: Mother Publicly Wished Death on Her Pilot Daughter—Then 24 Veteran Officers Stood Up and Saluted!
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Chapter 14 - THE RETURN FLIGHT
Every second felt like an eternity. The engines screamed against the blizzard. Finally, the radio clicked. "We have the child and the nurse. Both alive. Pull us up!"
With the survivors safely aboard, Claire pulled the collective, banking sharply to avoid a sudden updraft that threatened to smash them into the cliffside. She flew them out of the storm's teeth and straight into the trauma center at the base.
When the helicopter’s skids finally touched down on the tarmac, the entire base erupted in deafening cheers. Medics rushed to the aircraft, pulling the freezing but breathing child to safety. Claire cut the engines, took off her helmet, and let out a long, exhausted breath. She had done it again.
