Chapter 1: The Nurse at Table Seven
Part 1 My father nodded along, telling our high-society donors that my life had been a complete failure. Then Major General Eleanor Albright marched into [more…]
Part 1 My father nodded along, telling our high-society donors that my life had been a complete failure. Then Major General Eleanor Albright marched into [more…]
I reached the enclave’s perimeter staging area, the desert wind already whipping dust around my combat boots. The sun beat down on the corrugated metal [more…]
Inside the enclave administration office, Elder Thomas Finch slammed his hand on the polished mahogany desk. “A two-star general, Caleb? In our dining room? What [more…]
Caleb paced his office like a caged predator, shouting into his desk phone. “Get Marcus Carver in here! Now! He needs to re-route Hannah’s frozen [more…]
Caleb stormed out of his office, his face a mask of barely controlled rage. He bellowed orders into his comms unit. “Lock down the logistics [more…]
While Caleb was still at the main gates, loudly challenging the county deputies and ignoring the growing military presence, Elijah Kincaid moved with quiet purpose. [more…]
I walked directly into Caleb’s office, the air outside still thick with the tension of the military stand-off at the gate. My footsteps echoed on [more…]
Elijah Kincaid found Marcus Carver hiding in the estate archives, amidst towering shelves of dusty ledgers and forgotten deeds. Carver was hunched over a desk, [more…]
Elijah Kincaid didn’t hesitate. Local sheriff’s deputies, even the FBI, wouldn’t understand the intricate web of deceit woven around the Sanctum. They couldn’t move fast [more…]
Inside the military command trailer, the hum of the electronics and the faint scent of sterile wipes filled the air. General Albright finally turned to [more…]