PART 1 “Leave your badge on the desk, Dr. Grant. You’re done here.” The words hung in the sterile air of the Chief…

Part 1: The Crash Landing Chapter 1: The Quiet Burial The late-night air outside St. Jude’s Medical Center was thick with the promise…

PART 1 The call came on a Tuesday, which was in itself an insult. It was a cold, miserable evening—the kind where the…

Part 1: The Scrutiny and the Silence Chapter 1: The Scrutiny at the Gate The smell of salt and diesel fumes is the…

Part 1: The Envelope and the Lie Chapter 1: The Unnatural Posture I never expected to bury my child. It is the most…

PART 1: THE INVISIBLE DAUGHTER The California sun was beating down on the Naval Special Warfare Command, but my blood ran cold. I…

Chapter 1: The Summons The envelope didn’t look like a declaration of war. It looked bureaucratic, boring, and beige. I was in the…

PART 1 The Arizona sun doesn’t just shine; it hammers you. It beats against the concrete and steel of the testing range like…

Chapter 1: The Walk of Shame The humidity in the jet bridge was suffocating, a sharp contrast to the over-conditioned air awaiting them…

PART 1 (00:00) “Open the bag, janitor. Let’s see what kind of trash you’re hiding.” The command hung in the stale air of…