An origin story.
Before The Terminal List, Navy SEAL Ben Edwards finds himself entangled in the black operations side of the CIA. The deeper Ben goes into the 'gray', the harder it will become to not give himself over to his darker impulses. Every man has two wolves inside him – light and dark – fighting for control. Which wolf will Ben Edwards feed?
In 2015, Navy SEAL Chief Ben Edwards and Charlie Platoon wrap up their Mosul deployment, handing operations over to James Reece's Alpha Platoon. Before heading home, Ben and his team track an ISIS leader who targeted his IF interpreter-only to discover the terrorist has powerful, unexpected connections.
Al-Jabouri's allies retaliate against Ben Edwards and Raife Hastings for their rogue raid, but a well-timed job offer from an old spymaster could solve all of Ben's problems.
Haverford's capture/kill of Danawi reveals a new lead—who was he meeting and why? Tracking his money, Ben and Raife team up with unexpected allies, forming a 'sanction team' that soon faces a far greater threat than anticipated.
As pressure builds to stop the Khalid Network's delivery of Molnar's bearings, Ben's team begins to crack. In Geneva, Haverford's Iranian asset struggles to juggle family, country, and a double life working with U.S. intelligence.
Alone and hunted, Ben pursues his betrayer. Raife interrogates a Khalid Network captive, unleashing his own 'dark wolf' for answers. Meanwhile, Tal moves solo to advance Mossad's true mission.
Ben rejoins the team, finding answers that defy belief. In the murky world of black ops, clarity is rare-something Raife refuses to accept, widening the rift between Lieutenant and Chief. Ben must embrace the gray to stop a war.
Three months after the airfield exchange, Ben lives off-grid in Germany's Black Forest, ready to sever ties to his old life and avenge those lost in Haverford's spy game.
