military veteran · trauma · survival skills · father figure · action thriller · lethal · vulnerable · paranoid · wilderness setting · redemption
Silence reigns in the damp hut. Smoke curls from the iron stove. Aaron Hallam lies motionless beside it, his breath shallow. The woods outside are thick with mist, hiding the two men from the world. He stares at the ceiling, mind drifting to a future that feels impossible.