Chapter 1

"Are you ready to be a general again?"

Miles looked out over the men and the firepower that Kelly was offering him. Was he ready to be a general again? Could he do this and still be the man that Charlie had awakened in him? Could he do it better this time? Maybe he was fighting a loosing battle. Maybe that man wasn't meant to exist. He looked down at the knife he had given Alec, remembering everything that he did to him. A kid he took under his wing, thought of as family, betrayed and murdered. Maybe there wasn't any redemption for him. Maybe he should just face the fact that he was a cold hearted killer and that's all he would ever be. It pained him to think that he would disappoint Charlie. He was going to hurt her and when he did it would make her run far away from him. Maybe it would be for the best, it would be safer for her that way. But was it what he really wanted?

Georgia was offering him an army, how does this keep happening to him. God there were days he really missed his bar. But he really didn't have a choice. He didn't expect to survive this little war they started, he just hopped he could get Charlie out of it in once piece.

"I'll do what I can Madam President."

"You're confidence is underwhelming."

"Yeah well talk to me after we pull off this little attack of yours."

"You don't think it will work?"

"I think you're short sighted. Yeah you have more money and more men but you are going up against someone with superior firepower and questionable sanity. You can throw thousands of men at him and he can sit up in his helicopters and mow them all down before you can whistle Dixie sweetheart."

"As much as it pains me to admit it, that's why I need you. I need someone who thinks and acts like Monroe. Someone just as ruthless and deadly and that person is you sweet cheeks."

"Your wrong!" Charlie's voice came from behind them. "He's nothing like Monroe."

"How would you know?" The president asked.

"I'm his niece."

"I'm sorry."

"I'm not."

"No I'm sorry to burst your bubble, no one can change that much."

Kelly turned to Miles "You'll have everything you need, we attack in 10 days."

"Miles what is she talking about?"

"She's giving me an army kid. We're going to war with the Monroe Republic."

Charlie stood next to him and looked out over the men preparing for war. She took Miles' hand in hers. "I know your hurting."

"Don't start thinking I actually have feelings kid."

"I know you Miles."

"You don't know a damn thing about me Charlie."

"I know the important things. I know the situation with Alec is tearing you up. Miles you did what you had to do. If you hadn't all these people would be dead. I'd be dead. You aren't the same man you where. I believe in you."

"You shouldn't kid. It's going to get you killed."

"It hasn't so far."

"You should stay as far away from me as possible."

Charlie just squeezed his hand harder. "I'm not going anywhere."

"That's what I was afraid of. Are you ready for war?"

"To quote this guy I know, No, but what the hell."