Page 461 of Scars of Fate

She said we had already survived an international conspiracy, multiple biological weapons, a helicopter crash, and General Kane.

Planning a reception for two hundred people seemed unnecessarily dangerous.

I agreed.

Then the Brave became involved.

Now more than sixty people stood in Adam and Raine’s backyard beneath strings of white lights.

Boone claimed only twenty had been invited.

Wren blamed the rest on Hawk.

Hawk blamed Russ.

Russ blamed Olivia.

Olivia insisted she hadn’t invited anyone.

No one believed her.

Wynn stood beneath an oak tree wearing a simple white dress.

Her hair fell over one shoulder.

Her emerald eyes held mine.

For once, no blood stained her clothes.

No bandage covered her forehead.

No armed men waited behind her.

Although Adam had placed two operators near the road.

Some habits took longer to break.

Ghost stood beside me.

A cane supported his weight.

His recovery had taken months, but he had refused to miss the wedding.

The memory of Minser remained with him.

Not as forgiveness.

As a reminder.

People before power.

The oath had become part of the Brave.

So had the truth about General Kane.

The Meridian arrests continued.

Dozens of people had been charged, and more investigations were underway.