Chapter 22 - THE SHADOW PATRIARCH
Ethan read the document three times, unable to process the terrifying implications written on the screen.
His entire life—his recruitment into the military, his deployment squad, and even his marriage to Jessica—had been monitored.
The document revealed that Brad Sterling’s family was part of an elite shadow group tracking veteran bloodlines.
Jessica hadn't met Ethan by coincidence at a college coffee shop ten years ago; she had been assigned to monitor him.
Ethan slammed the laptop shut, standing up from the desk as a cold sweat broke out across his forehead.
He walked out onto the porch, staring into the dark forest while his mind raced through ten years of memories.
Every smile, every holiday dinner, and every quiet moment he had shared with Jessica had been a lie.
She wasn't just an unfaithful wife; she was an operative placed in his life to secure his father's classified research.
Suddenly, Max growled low in his chest, stepping in front of Ethan with his ears pinned back in high alert.
May you like
A single black sedan pulled up the gravel driveway, stopping quietly under the bright light of the flagpole.
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