Publisher's Synopsis
Lieutenant Claire Donovan had always followed orders without question. After years of service in the military, her instincts were sharp, her loyalties unwavering, and her reputation spotless. That was until the night her superior officer, General Thomas Ward, was found dead under mysterious circumstances. The initial reports suggested a heart attack, but when Claire was called in to oversee the investigation, she found something that didn't add up-General Ward's final communication. Before his death, he had sent a coded message to Claire, a single line that read: "The last command is never the one you think it is." With her mentor gone and the military in chaos, Claire began unraveling a dark conspiracy that stretched beyond the military's walls and deep into government and corporate power.
As Claire delved deeper into the case, she discovered that Ward had been investigating a secret program within the military, one that dealt with highly classified operations linked to foreign governments and illegal arms deals. What began as a routine investigation quickly spiraled into something far more dangerous when Claire uncovered evidence that someone inside the military wanted Ward silenced. The higher she climbed in her search for answers, the more people she trusted were exposed as potential traitors. With the help of Marcus, a former intelligence officer who had his own score to settle with the people behind Ward's murder, Claire pieced together the significance of the cryptic final message. It wasn't just about the General's death-it was about a larger mission, a command that would alter the course of national security forever.
The deeper Claire got into the investigation, the clearer it became that she was the target of the people who had killed General Ward. As the conspiracy began to take shape, Claire realized that the "last command" was more than just a metaphor-it was a literal order given to Ward in the final days of his life. The trail led Claire to a secret military base hidden in the mountains, where a dangerous weapon of mass destruction had been developed and was now in the hands of those who sought to sell it to the highest bidder. In a heart-stopping confrontation, Claire fought to stop the weapon from being deployed, uncovering the identity of the mastermind who had been manipulating everyone all along. The final revelation left Claire shattered, as the last command she had been given was not one of loyalty or duty-but one of betrayal. In the end, Claire was forced to make a choice that would forever alter the course of her career-and her life.
