i honestly dont know why i didn't dnf this sooner. it's very unlike me to push through books and i should have known that this book wouldn't be for me since one of the MCs was retiring from the military.
other issues:
i like a dads best friend as much as the next person but i dont like when the the best friend has known them since they were a child. i could have overlooked this EXCEPT he kept mentioning things about brighton as a child. FOR WHAT REASON. Zander also changed the spelling of his name based on how child brighton spelled it. wtf. i'm so uncomfy