The General's Battle at Home

Gabriel Reeds returns a celebrated general only to find his home shattered: his sister violated, his mother gravely wounded, and the culprits shielded by powerful allies. Armed with an imperial gold medallion and a cold, driving fury, he storms the local courthouse and keeps pulling a thread that exposes a corruption network—from corrupt county officials to the capital—where pensions meant for fallen soldiers were siphoned away. The Emperor's brother-in-law strikes back with ruthless force; Gabriel answers harder. With the Empress's backing, he dismantles the rot from the bottom up, chasing justice for his family, for the dead, and for every soldier betrayed by the country they served.