PART 1 Chapter 1: The Tuesday Ritual The sun was barely up when Frank Matthews adjusted his old blue Navy cap…
CHAPTER 1: THE INVISIBLE WOMAN Dawn cracks over the Arizona desert like a bruised knuckle—purple, orange, and violent. Captain Emily Brooks woke without…
PART 1 Chapter 1: The Silence of the Faded Uniform The silence in the Ridge View High School auditorium was a heavy, suffocating…
Part 1: The Debt is Called In Chapter 1: The Coffee That Rattled Tom Miller’s hands were still shaking. It had been…
Part 1 Chapter 1: The Weight of $3.72 The air in that grocery store felt thin, stale with the smell of…
Chapter 1: The Dead Weight The brake lights of the transport van burned red against the bleaching sun of the Nevada desert. Staff…
The crack of a rifle shot was the only sound that made sense anymore. It split the dry California air over Marine Corps…
Chapter 1: The Final Notice The red ink on the paper seemed to glow in the dim light of the office. “FINAL…
PART 1: THE TINKLE OF FATE Chapter 1: Iron & Oil (The Anomaly) The air in Mike’s Iron & Oil was…
Part 1: The Weight of Solitude Chapter 1: The Descent into the Jaws The silence in the small apartment was not…