Edge of Defiance (Edge of Collapse, #5)

by Kyla Stone

Dave Farris wasn’t a soldier; it didn’t make him less courageous. In his own way, he was a sheepdog. The ones who stood between the wolves and the sheep, who put themselves on the line, first, last, and always.

But a life worth living required risk. Otherwise, you were trapped inside a cage of your own making, like a dog too broken to notice that the crate door was wide open.

“There are two kinds of people. Those who rise to the occasion when tough times come, and those who don’t. Sometimes, people don’t come out the other side stronger. They give in to their fear and weakness and become something else, something worse.”

What you failed to do defined you as much as what you did.

They weren’t willing to put their own lives on the line. It was a typical human response. Liam understood that. He didn’t like it, but he understood it. He was the sheepdog. He was the man set apart. It was up to him.