He sucked in a breath and tried to soothe the angst roiling in his gut at the familiar sights and sounds of the town where he’d grown up. It had been a long time since he’d set foot in this place, and for good reason. It was surreal to be here now. More surreal was the fact that his father was dead. Finally. Marcus Grant had dominated Andy’s world, his consciousness, his every breath since the day he was born. It was a strange thing to think of the world without that looming presence. But somehow, the knowledge made the sun shine a little brighter. It was a lovely day in late May in the Hill County of Central Texas, with a slight breeze and pleasant temperature. Quite a departure from the battlefields of Iraq, where he’d spent the past seven years. That was another thing he had to get used to. Being a civvie. He’d joined the Navy as soon as he was old enough to get the hell out of Dodge, and then became a contractor for one of the big paramilitary companies operating overseas, and he’d never looked back.
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