Marcus Cutler POV:

As much as I wanted it to, my future with Julia could not be every minute of every day. There would inevitably be times when we would need to be separated.

Now was one of those unfortunate times.

Because attacking her home was our only options, and since there were different ways for us to best contribute, that meant we would be working separately.

Rob had said that he would trust me to lead a team during the operation, and I was with the people ...