Chapter 1
It wasn’t like Jalen Hunter to be late to work, or to anything for that matter. This week marked five years since he had retired from the Navy SEALS. He hadn’t expected to leave the team that early, but it had been forced on him. The reason behind his early departure was what was making him late this very morning. He’d had trouble sleeping the night before, but when he had finally closed his eyes, he was plagued with the terrible memories that had chased him since the day he’d left.
In his dream, he’d seen Sylvia’s beautiful face contort to reveal a sinister side he’d never dreamed of seeing in her. Hurt, betrayal, lies—it had all unraveled so quickly after that. He was running for his life with nowhere to hide. He was going to be exposed; they were at his heels waiting to drag
