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

says. “The others were taken prisoner by the rebels. Led like


this—” He laces his hands behind his head, elbows out to either


side, as if he’s reclining back on a warm summer day, soaking up


and it casts long shadows on his face, making his chiseled features


a macabre mask. They took Tomas prisoner?I want to shout. I


want to scream into the night because they’ve taken my boy and


there’s no waythe military is going to get him back now,


not if he’s a POW, not until the war is over, and who the fuck


job, I remind myself. Yes, it ismy job. I’m the one


Meeting Nuri’s flickering gaze, I ask,


“Where did they take him?” For a moment I think Nuri is going to


back down—there’s a sudden fear in his eyes I don’t like one


bit—but then I remind him, “The diamonds?”


Chapter 24