In a not too distant future, the island of Manhattan has been commandeered by rebels aided by terrorists who have set themselves against the U.S. government. The Brooklyn Bridge, now fallen into disuse, stands as a sort of "no-man's land" between the island and the military that patrol the Hudson River. When the rebels bomb the Bridge, the nation is plunged into what might become a second Civil War.<br><br>Captain Jace Rickert is a grounded pilot whose Army lover, Second Lieutenant Tomas Tait, is sent on a routine reconnaissance mission. When Tait disappears and the military can’t stop the impending war to find one missing soldier, Rickert takes matters into his own hands.

War Torn

lean over and hug me, but then the moment stretches out too long


and it’s gone. There’s no way we could touch each other without


feeling awkward. Years from now I’ll regret this, I know I will. I


step back and close the door. “Goodbye.”


but he raises one hand in a half-hearted gesture and sort of waves


before he puts the Jeep into gear and drives away.


didn’t really say it? I wonder if he said it, too.


position and watch his taillights until they disappear into the


camp. Then I turn and begin to pick my way down the rugged slope,


that one word neither of us really said still echoing in my


There’s bombing throughout the night,


distant shells that shake the ground as they erupt around me.


Sometimes the rocks tumble away from under my feet and once or


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