Defiance: a Masters of the Shadowlands novella

Z's day begins with sadness

A phone call from a dying friend leaves psychologist Zachary Grayson determined to fulfill the old survivalist's request--a send-off that will comfort his grieving sons.

And then turns deadly

The death threat is only the beginning...because the letter isn't a hoax. Z walks out of his office into a barrage of bullets. He can take being shot at, but when the second shot splinters the empty child-seat in his car, he's shaken to the core. The horror of what would have h...