Wings Of Retribution

Maren was once the top ace pilot of the national flight corps. In her previous life, she left the military due to a love-struck mindset and became an air traffic controller. Her ex-husband, Ian, had an affair with her best friend, Susan...

Wings Of Retribution

Maren was once the top ace pilot of the national flight corps. In her previous life, she left the military due to a love-struck mindset and became an air traffic controller. Her ex-husband, Ian, had an affair with her best friend, Susan...

My fingers hover over the console as the blip appears—Call Sign: NIGHTSHADE. Unauthorized entry, Sector 7. Altitude dropping fast.\n\nThen I hear the voice crackle over the frequency. \"ATC, this is Nightshade. Requesting clearance.\" That tone—I’d know it anywhere. Ian. My ex-husband. The man who left me for my best friend.\n\n\"You’re in restricted airspace,\" I say, voice steady despite the tremor in my chest. \"Identify yourself and state your intent.\"\n\nA pause. Then, softer: \"Maren… I need you to trust me. Just like before.\"\n\nBefore? Before he shattered me?\n\nAlarms blare. A passenger jet is climbing into his path. One wrong move and hundreds die.\n\nHe’s not responding to commands. The defense AI prepares to lock on.\n\nI have three seconds to decide: do I save the stranger-filled airliner… or the man who once held my heart?