The world's most dangerous retired operative only wanted to be a grandfather. For decades, James Harrison Becker—known in whispers as Operative Omega—was the nightmare governments warned each other about. A sanctioned ghost. A living weapon. A man who ended conflicts the way storms end summers: suddenly, decisively, without apology. Thirty years later, Becker lives quietly in a Virginia cul-de-sac, tending tomatoes, attending school concerts, and devoting himself to the people he loves most—his daughters and grandchildren. Then the Pale Eyes Syndicate makes a mistake no one survives. They lay hands on Omega's family. In a single afternoon the global Comfort Net collapses, intelligence agencies scramble, and every old enemy remembers what it means when Omega wakes up. He isn't coming for justice. He isn't coming for answers. He's coming for his grandchildren. And when Operative Omega hunts, entire empires burn.