[Beauty of Life 03] • BELONGING · Hope, Truth and Malice

Dan Broderick has been slowly putting the pieces of his life together again. It was a rough year as he struggled to find acceptance with Alpha Team. On the day when the last piece fits into place and he feels he belongs, events explode around him and threaten his newfound security, his memories, and maybe even his life.

Lexa McKenna has fought against her attraction to Dan Broderick, scared to risk everything, insisting to herself that they're just friends. A series of cascading events may decide the future of her relationship with Dan before she has a chance to accept the truth of her feelings.

General William Broderick has tried for years to decipher the root cause of his painful estrangement from his son, Daniel. His wife, Yvonne, maintains hope that he will eventually solve the puzzle. The truth is almost within his reach, but betrayal and hidden enemies with old grudges may tear father and son apart forever.

Blaze, Winds, and Patch have battled their grief and guilt after they lost two important pieces of their lives. After Brody’s death, they failed Blondie when he needed them most. For the past year they have searched for him, but something or someone prevented them from finding him. One fateful day, a chance encounter brings Blondie back to them, but it may be too late to save him.