Eleven years ago their mission had been to rescue hostages in a civil-war-torn Middle Eastern nation.
A mission that had ended his father’s brilliant career.
And ruined his life.
Now his father was out of jail and back in control. Ready to mete out punishments for the men who had betrayed him and stood idly by while he alone took the fall for the disastrous mission.
Commander Tom Bradley had been in charge, but he was dead now. The other six men had moved on, had lived good lives while his father had suffered.
Shane Peters, security expert. Chase Vickers, engine expert. Ethan Matalon, computer ace. Ty Jones, demolitions man. The only non-American, Frederick LeBron, a language specialist and a king from the tiny Alpine nation of Beau Pays. And last but not least, Grant Davis, then the tactical expert—now the damn vice president.
Actions had already been taken against Shane Peters and Chase Vickers. Vice President Grant Davis…he had no idea what his fate held. And Ethan Matalon was next on the hit list. Finn’s target.
Yes, Finn’s father, Liam, was finally exacting his revenge.
Because Liam Shea had been innocent. But he’d been court-martialed, dishonorably discharged and incarcerated anyway. And his family’s life had been destroyed. His mother had filed for divorce. Hoping to escape the publicity and shame, she’d dragged her sons to that god-awful small town in Oregon.
But they hadn’t escaped at all. Finn’s father had been tormented every day in prison. And Finn and his brothers…they’d paid the price as well.
Liam’s team was to blame.
And now each of them had to face the consequences.
Finn stared at the photo of Ethan Matalon’s son, Jesse. Five years old. Without a full-time father. Scared of the dark.
Finn forced a steel wall around his heart. He couldn’t care about the kid. Wars caused casualties. An eye for an eye.
And Ethan’s Achilles’ heel was his son.
It was only fair. Finn’s father had lost years with his boys. Ethan would lose his own now, too.
And his pain would be their revenge.
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A BABY BEFORE DAWN
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