Deven Kirtland has spent years trying to outrun the ghosts of Afghanistan. Once a Marine convoy driver trusted with munitions runs through hostile territory, now he hauls freight across American highways for a covert division he barely understands, answering only to his former commanding officer, Captain John Dallas. When Deven is assigned a high-priority transport from San Diego to New York, it feels like just another long road and another job meant to keep him moving forward. But the desert has a way of delivering unexpected company, and unexpected danger. A lone hitchhiker steps into his path: Lena Thorne. Frightened, harmless, and hiding more than she lets on. The kind of woman who shouldn't be anywhere near the violent freight Deven is hauling... or the enemies who want it back. Because this shipment isn't drugs. It isn't weapons. And it isn't supposed to exist. Across the country, shadowed factions converge: cartel enforcers, rogue intelligence operatives, biker assassins, and foreign agents with debts to settle. What begins as a simple haul becomes a cross-country siege, forcing Deven to rely on instincts sharpened by war and frayed by memory. Each mile draws him deeper into a conspiracy that stretches far beyond borders and deeper than government. Lena's secrets run headlong into Deven's loyalty, and every ally may be an enemy in disguise. By the time they reach the East Coast, the truth waiting inside the trailer will change everything they believe about the mission... and themselves. A man running from the past. A woman running from the truth. A cargo no one understands. A pursuit that will not stop. On the long road between San Diego and New York, the devil may be riding shotgun, but something else is waiting in the dark behind them.