The Will To Love
Chapter One
January 14: 0545
It was a bad day getting worse by the moment, Corporal Quinn Grayson decided as
he eased out of the dark green Humvee once it stopped against the curb. Above
him towered the massive, dark gray concrete headquarters building for U.S.
Marine Corps Camp Reed. It was barely dawn, the sky lightening to a pale gold
color on the eastern horizon as he took the concrete steps two at a time.
The only thing good about the day was that he was going to see someone in
Logistics whom he truly admired and respected: Morgan Trayhern, who was a living
hero to the Marine Corps. Feeling his mood lifting slightly, Quinn wove in and
around the crowds of swiftly moving personnel, all dressed similarly to himself
in desert-colored utilities. The helmet on his head always felt heavy, and he
was glad to take it off as he stepped through the double doors and into the
building itself.
The noise level inside was low, but the faces of the office pogues were filled
with stress and anxiety as they hurried like bees in a stirred-up hive. The H.Q.
was organized chaos, Quinn decided. ... read full excerpt from: The Will to Love ebook
