Sergeant Mason Hale runs his fireteam with iron discipline and zero tolerance for distractions. So when cocky new transfer Ben Sullivan shows up questioning his orders and invading his space, Hale is ready to put him in his place.
But in the brutal heat of the desert, proximity becomes impossible to ignore. Forced to share a cramped bunk, long patrols, and high-risk missions, the tension between them shifts from professional rivalry into something far more dangerous. Hale has spent years keeping strict control over his team — and over himself. Sullivan makes him want to break every rule he’s ever followed.
As the missions grow more treacherous and a dangerous conspiracy within their own command threatens them both, Hale finds himself drawn deeper into the one thing he swore he’d never want: the man under his command.
Some orders are meant to be followed.
Others are meant to be surrendered to.
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