Echo of an Ex

J.J. McCrae is heartbroken. Though he comes from one of the most deadly families in America it was not enough to save his first great love. Another highly skilled, and infinitely more ruthless man took his wife, and brutally murdered her on a cold mountain pass. That man wanted revenge. He got it. It wasn't enough.

McCrae, along with the help of his brothers began a worldwide search for the killer. The man hid in the shadowy recesses of the Earth in Asia, Africa, South America and the Near East. The man proved elusive.

Years pass, and now J.J. is settled in Portland, Oregon, struggling to get on with his life. He has used his very specialized set of skills as a former operator in the army's Delta Force to open up a small, two man detective agency with his brother, a former member of SEAL Team Six.

But the heart heals slowly. The past yet echoes in his life. He remembers her blue eyes, her blond hair, that English accent. And that man wasn't done. He'd demonstrated even more patience than when he'd been the sniper in J.J.'s counterterrorist troop. He still blames J.J. for what happened during their last operation. And he was out to get him.

Again.

The wait is over.

The time has come.

Proper sight picture, make adjustments, inhale-hold it, and shoot between heart beats...

He takes the shot. It echoes…like the past.