PART 1: THE IMMEDIATE CRISIS CHAPTER 1: THE SILENCE BEFORE THE STORM (The Wreckage of an Ordinary Morning) The coffee at Sally’s Diner…

Part 1: The Promise Forged in Rain   Chapter 1: The Gas Station and the Ghost of a Promise     The road just…

PART 1 CHAPTER 1: The Midnight Intruder The rain was an absolute monster that night, slamming against the corrugated metal roof of the…

PART ONE: The Humiliation Chapter 1: The Weight of an Empty Cart  The Mega Mart was usually Robert Chen’s sanctuary of independence. Every…

Part 1: The Full Tank   Chapter 1: The Coins of Desperation   The desert night was a cold, black canvas, and the…

PART 1 Chapter 1: The Ghost in the Georgia Fog The air at Fort Benning’s Ranger Training Brigade hung heavy, thick enough to…

Part 1   Chapter 1: The Weight of Nothing   The chill bit deep, sharper than the late November air should have been,…

PART 1 CHAPTER 1: A Desperate Plea in a Crowded Diner The scent of sizzling burgers and stale coffee hung heavy in the…

PART 1: The Janitor and the Ghosts of the Sky   Chapter 1: The Weight of an Empty Lunchbox   The wind, a…

PART 1: THE ROAD TO VENGEANCE CHAPTER 1: THE WHISPER   I’ve lived in Red River Town for twenty-seven years, enough time to…