“A Texas Ranger, even at the edge of retirement, never finishes the hunt. Not as long as there’s a fugitive at large.” Marc Davis never thought he’d find himself back in his childhood hometown. Especially not helping the husband of his first love. Every shadow from his past seems determined to return to haunt him as a mysterious disc from a Russian professor finds it’s way to the White House holding an encrypted secret that someone seems intent on burying. Along with anyone who might get in their way. As the investigation ramps up, Marc follows the trail of bodies back to an old enemy from his days as a Texas Ranger protecting the governor. Faced with the man who destroyed the comfortable life he’d once relied on after the death of his parents; Marc is forced to deal with the last thread of a chapter of his life he’d really prefer not to revisit. An interwoven tale between Marc’s old rival, Jackson, haunted by the truth he didn’t ask to hold; and Marc himself, driven by a debt he can’t walk away from. Each new revelation uncovers deeper corruption in the White House, cornering the pair into bloody choices that may endanger the ones they love. How can they outmaneuver a machine that seems to know their steps before they do