Friendly Fire
by J. A. Ironside
(#3 in Unveiled (Short Story))


Friendly Fire
“I’ll tell you a story,” I said. “You’ll likely see why I joined the clergy. And why Emlynn is different to her sisters. Then you can tell me a tale. We’ve a fair clip to go before we hit Moreton.”

“Deal,” Spud said. “Since it’s Christmas will it be one of ghosts and goblins?”

Driving home through a thickening snow storm on Christmas Eve, Emlynn's father - Rev. James Matthews - comes across a young soldier walking home. He offers the stranger a lift… and, through the camaraderie and connection between an old ex-SAS serviceman and a new one, the secrets that both of them carry start to pour out…

It could mean a complete change of perspective for Emlynn if she ever finds out…