BOOK 0.5: THE VIENNA DECEPTION

Twenty-five years in the field have taught Ethan Keller one certainty: trust your handler. As Division 8’s most reliable operative, he’s built a career on following orders without question, executing missions with surgical precision.

Until Vienna.

What begins as a standard operation quickly spirals into chaos when unexpected adversaries enter the game. Suddenly, the clear lines of loyalty and objective blur into dangerous ambiguity.

With each passing hour, the mission parameters shift beneath Ethan’s feet like quicksand. His handler’s voice, once his anchor in the storm of covert operations, now raises more questions than it answers.

Where loyalty is the only currency, doubt might be the most dangerous weapon of all—or the only thing that can save him.