Vengeance Protocol

Humanity called him a war hero. The enemy called him a butcher. Now he's fighting to save the only life that still matters.Jero Rakkan was once the deadliest soldier in the galaxy—until the Polity erased him. Now he hauls rock in a forgotten asteroid belt, staying one step ahead of the bounty hunters who want his head.When a shadow syndicate offers him an impossible job—breaking a high-value prisoner out of an impregnable fortress world—Rakkan accepts. Not for redemption. Not for money. But for the chance to save the daughter he never knew existed.Thrown together with a mercenary crew of killers and misfits, Rakkan must navigate shifting loyalties, hidden agendas, and a traitor buried somewhere in his ranks. The fortress is lethal. The mission is a trap.Beyond it, something far worse is unfolding.An ancient force known only as the Hunger is overrunning living star systems—worlds already inhabited by the Crawlers. Entire civilizations are being consumed, one system at a time. And now the Hunger is moving toward human space.As close-quarters firefights, orbital battles, and planetfall assaults tear the sector apart, Rakkan is dragged into a war humanity is unprepared to face. To survive, he must lead a fractured squad through betrayal and annihilation—before the Hunger reaches the last worlds left alive.Vengeance Protocol is a high-octane blend of military sci-fi and dark space opera, perfect for fans of The Expanse, Aliens, Halo, and Warhammer 40K–style combat.When the galaxy burns, one soldier will decide who survives.