The Shadow in the Sand: A Novel of Strategic Retribution and Veteran Justice
CHAPTER 1: THE FAULT LINE The lead-pencil tip snapped against the coarse yellow paper of the ledger. It was a clean, sharp sound, easily swallowed by the low, oily thrum of the auxiliary generators pulsing somewhere behind the supply sheds. “Your contract isn’t an insurance policy,” Colonel Vance said. His voice carried the flat, metallic…