Wild, Tethered, Bound

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Stephanie Draven. Wild, Tethered, Bound

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Epilogue

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To the U.S. soldiers interviewed for this novella, their fellow Marines who gave their lives in Afghanistan and the soldiers who are still fighting there

Nick Leandros slid his chips forward with a satisfied smile. The table was ready for his plunder and the green felt beneath his fingers was smooth as the skin of an eager mistress. The game was blackjack, and some said it all came down to luck. But Nick knew it was a numbers game.

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It was against policy to warn the locals of upcoming assaults, lest they pass that information on to the enemy, but Nick had seen enough civilians die because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. He could just about guarantee hostilities breaking out here. “Listen, this isn’t a safe place to be,” he blurted. “You should probably seek shelter in a village for a while.”

“I can protect my forest,” she said simply.

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