Can they survive their enemy without destroying each other first? In the ranks, Thorne Graves has an image to uphold–a ruthless, broody commander who trains his men with brutality. But when Oren Valens joins the ranks, everything Thorne has maintained begins to falter. Oren is more than Thorne is prepared to admit. He’s stubborn, prideful, and a cocky son-of-a-bitch with a mouth that can’t be silenced. But even the brightest have their breaking point, and with Oren’s father, an even more heartless General pushing Thorne to succeed, his hopes to escape are bleak. As their personalities clash, feelings start to bloom, creating the perfect vulnerability for the General to leverage.

He was always going to come back for me. A year and a half after Andrew Valens’ death, Oren and Thorne are healing while Simon and Liam navigate their newfound relationship. When Thorne discusses a new threat, one involving trafficked kids, all are on board except for a hesitant Liam, whose past has been hidden to keep him safe. As Liam deals with his surmounting emotions, Simon struggles to recover from that day—the day he nearly lost his life and became broken. He’s no longer a soldier, incapable of the strength he once had, and hates his prosthetic more than anything because it hinders one thing: his ability to protect Liam. When an old predator resurfaces, an infrastructure of a dark monopoly is uncovered. Testing everyone, its sickening depths rock even the most unshakeable bonds. They learn that Andrew Valens was only the beginning of a chapter, and with the corruption thickening, none of them are prepared for the lethality that crawls from its depths—someone far more potent than Valens ever was.