The war leaves its mark.

Previously

…He was trapped. His carefully constructed world was collapsing around him, and Alex Thorne, the broken soldier he’d dismissed as a casualty, was the architect of his downfall. The ego that had fueled his ambition was now his undoing, his arrogance blinding him to the depth of Sarah’s foresight and Alex’s relentless pursuit of justice. The evidence, the whispers, the veiled threats – it had all converged on this diner booth, on this single, damning USB drive. The war, it seemed, had left its mark not just on Alex, but on everyone who had dared to tread its bloody path. And for Thorne, the true battle was just beginning.