They destroyed her four wedding dresses hours before the wedding out of pure envy, but she arrived at the altar wearing something that made her own bl00d tremble with shame.

missions, violent storms, sleepless nights—not obedience.

Before sunrise, she walked out of the house and drove directly to the Air Base outside San Antonio.

The guard at the gate immediately raised a salute.

Inside the base, she found General Marcus Hale, the mentor who had guided her career for years. The second he looked at her face, he understood continue reading …