Blood Claim

The mountains stretched as far as the eye could see, like the jagged spine of the earth.
Trees dotted the shoulders of most slopes, though the tallest peaks revealed the rigid
rock bones of the Sierra Nevada Range. The gray rock stood out against the vivid blue
of the eastern sky. In winter, snow would soften the contours, cloaking the harshest of
the terrain. Callum McLachlan called the land home.

Marcus Winfield and Holden Bauer had promised investors a solid return on their money.
The hy...