The things we can save (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798250329590)

Leon Barker didn't just surrender.

He orchestrated everything.

The trial.
The evidence.
The exposure.

From inside a courtroom, the convicted arms trafficker turns star witness - naming senators, defense manufacturers, and private mercenary networks fueling global conflict for profit.

And he places the entire case in the hands of one person:

Federal prosecutor Claire Ridgewood.

Leon claims his feelings for her are real.

But Claire can't silence the question beneath every hearing, every confession, every piece of explosive evidence:

Did he choose her hoping she would protect him?
Or did he choose her because he knew she wouldn't - if the evidence led to him?

As political immunity begins to crack and international investigations accelerate, Claire must navigate:

• Federal prosecution under global scrutiny

• Corruption at the highest levels of government

• Media manipulation and narrative warfare

• And the undeniable chemistry between herself and the defendant

The deeper she pushes the case, the clearer it becomes:

Leon didn't just expose the system.

He forced it into the open.

Now powerful players are at risk - and retaliation doesn't happen in courtrooms.

It happens in shadows.

Power. Love. Manipulation. Justice.

And the dangerous question at the center of it all:

What if the man on trial engineered the battlefield himself?